I recently acquired this 147# Trenton anvil.  At first I believed it was an American Trenton (CF&IC) but looking online and reading about the differences I think it might actually be an older German forged anvil made for TA&VC in New Jersey.  I'll list my reasons for believing so below and hope that somebody more knowledgeable on here can help confirm or debunk my thoughts.

First is the writing on the face, it has TRENTON in the flat diamond, below that (and very hard to see, couldn't even get a good picture as most is now gone) is "SOLID WROUGHT" in a circle,  and then below that between the feet is the weight "147".  Most of the USA made ones also seem to have either USA, PATENT, or both stamped on it as well.  Next the US made trentons usually have the weight and a serial number on the front foot.  This anvil has neither.  I've looked long and hard and there is no trace of any stamped letters or numbers on either of the feet anywhere.  Third is the shape of the feet.  On the front and back foot there are very pronounced flat spots which seem to be common on European anvils like the PW's but not on the American trentons which seem to just have sloped feet.  Lastly, the bottom of the anvil is flat there is no depression what-so-ever on the base.  No oval.  No hourglass.  Just a flat surface on the bottom.

I'd say your hunches are correct, a German-made Trenton.  German ones had no serial number.

Looking at the base that was my take on it too

 

Thanks guys! While the place of origin doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, it's always exciting to find out any bit of history I can on my older tools.  Now here's a followup question.  I don't own a copy of Anvils in America but if anybody reading does, does it make any mention of where in Germany (ie.. what forge) these German Trenton's are from?