January 29, 20179 yr I was able to get this 75lb Trenton Anvil off craigslist yesterday. I kept checking the listings and noticed it had been up for only 20 minutes and called the guy and went and picked it up. I included a photo of the Trademark and Serial # 33348 for Blackfrog if he is interested for his database (Year 1902) This one had Heavy Forge Marks under the Heal, just like my other Trenton. Fatfudd you are right a lot of Trentons do have the heavy Forge or Fullering marks under the heal like Arm & Hammer.
January 29, 20179 yr Nice little anvil Chris. Actually Blackfrog is building the database on Trenton and Arm and Hammer anvils. I am amused tho about folks claiming that they can tell that an anvil is an Arm and Hammer because ot the heavy forging marks under the tail. I have a number of A&H anvils and have had many more Trenton's with similar forging marks. Yours is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. Thanks for sharing your anvil pictures with us and nice score!
January 29, 20179 yr Of course Trenton and Arm and Hammer were both in Columbus OH. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some workers that migrated back and forth. We know that's share anvil bases in a pinch.
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