November 11, 20169 yr It was an highly satisfying journey.... Paint removal, hours of wire brushing and finally some oil. She sings loud and gives 90% rebound. Aside from beat up edges near the table, she's xxxx near perfect.
November 14, 20169 yr Very nice work! I like it...I just picked up a Peter Wright 156 lb. in excellent shape too.
November 14, 20169 yr Author 24 minutes ago, Blackegg said: Very nice work! I like it...I just picked up a Peter Wright 156 lb. in excellent shape too. Thanks! Let me see yours!
November 14, 20169 yr Author 19 minutes ago, Blackegg said: Score! Beautiful anvil! How much you pay for her if you don't mind me asking?
November 14, 20169 yr 300.00 and the seller delivered it to me and even carried it to my porch from his truck! from what I've been reading, it feels like a good deal. Just under $2.00 a lb.
November 14, 20169 yr My recently found 208 pound Peter Wright. Bought on ebay of all places. Comes with a story. The seller lives in a very affluent suburb in a multi million dollar house, and does not seem to be a blacksmith. Checked the anvil out and asked him how he came by the anvil. The guy tells me that when he was 18 (he is now about 60) a friend of the family a very old person, came to him asking him to "get rid of this anvil for me". He put it in the family home garage, and covered it with a tarp and it layed there for 40 years. I didn't ask anything further. The price was right (for Australia that is) and the anvil is almost perfect but for a small chip.
November 14, 20169 yr What is it stamped, it looks like its stamped 2 0 8 but since Peter Wright used the CWT system that would be 2x112 + 0x28 + 8 for 232 pounds.
November 14, 20169 yr You are right, my bad, 232 lb, 105 kilos. That means I have 24 lb more so it should be worth some more? Only kidding.
November 14, 20169 yr Yes it should be worth more! Here in the states where anvil prices are sometimes quoted in US$ per pound, knowing which anvils are stamped in CWT and which are stamped in Pounds can make a big difference as some folks are trying to sell you weights based on reading the US weight as CWT weight. Example a 222 pound Columbian and they tell you it's really 282 pounds---could be US$100 overpriced! On the other hand some folks assume that the weight stamp is in pounds when really it's in CWT so a 2 2 2 anvil is sold *under* priced.
November 14, 20169 yr Author 58 minutes ago, Marc1 said: You are right, my bad, 232 lb, 105 kilos. That means I have 24 lb more so it should be worth some more? Only kidding. That is one b@d @$$ anvil! 2 hours ago, Marc1 said: My recently found 208 pound Peter Wright. Bought on ebay of all places. Comes with a story. The seller lives in a very affluent suburb in a multi million dollar house, and does not seem to be a blacksmith. Checked the anvil out and asked him how he came by the anvil. The guy tells me that when he was 18 (he is now about 60) a friend of the family a very old person, came to him asking him to "get rid of this anvil for me". He put it in the family home garage, and covered it with a tarp and it layed there for 40 years. I didn't ask anything further. The price was right (for Australia that is) and the anvil is almost perfect but for a small chip. How much did you get this baby for?
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