john brunelle Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 has anyone ever seen an anvil like this? top half is forged (you can see the hammer marks under the tail in the pic) with a welded steel face. bottom half is definetly a casting. welded together at waist. another interesting trait is there is a long bolt which runs out the bottom (I didn't get a pic of that when I had it apart) which must have been put in before the bottom was welded to top. its 33 1/2" probably 34 when the horn had a point. face is 21x5 inches. unfortunately I got it from a welding shop and the face has several oxy-act gouges in it. I plan to fill in all the gouges in the top face and fix edges, so I can use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Well at least one American anvil manufacturer used a cast steel base that was welded to the upper section using an arc welder for their later anvils. HOWEVER that looks like someone came up with a fix for an anvil that was broken at the waist and *NOT* an original setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john brunelle Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 I thought the same thing especially considering it came out of the welding shop of a foundry. wouldn't have been a big deal for them to make up a simple mold and pour in house with a small ladle. either way I plan on using it not a museum piece so doesn't bother me if its not original. and best part was I couldn't complain about price. 400 plus pound anvil for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 John, that is an amazing deal! The people who repaired it knew what they were doing, so it should serve you well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 so sorry to hear it might not be used! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john brunelle Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 I said its not going to be a museum piece so I can live with the repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Sorry; I had read that as: "either way I plan on using it not ; a museum piece so doesn't bother me if its not original." I must clean my monitor's screen more often... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 It is a Trenton anvil. The diamond logo is visible, as is some of the "TRENTON" lettering within. A Trenton at that length and face dimensions would have started life as a lower 300 pound ballpark anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Black Frog said: It is a Trenton anvil. The diamond logo is visible, as is some of the "TRENTON" lettering within. A Trenton at that length and face dimensions would have started life as a lower 300 pound ballpark anvil. When did they have anvils in ballparks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I guess you are more the sort of person that takes your anvils out swimming than to a ballgame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 My anvil swims better than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Like the old joke: "How far can you swim wearing a maille shirt?" "How deep is the lake?" (Though my maille shirt was about the same weight as what I had on my weight belt for scuba when wearing a wetsuit...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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