JCdd Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Hello, I have an Farrier's Hay Budden and I would like to know a little bit more about it. It is 218 pounds, 36'' 1/2 inchs long and the face is 3'' 5/8 inchs wide, it seems in decent condition and the serial is 204117. Rare type? desirable? Anyone can give me an idea of worth. Thanks JCdd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Is a great specimen. Might it be for sale? George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Price is dependent on location; I live in the USA and just here the price may vary by 50% depending on where you are at. We have folks from over 100 countries participating here and no idea if you want the price in Australian Dollars, Euros, Rubles, Rupiah, pesos, etc. The market for "rare" anvils is not very deep, Can you check for a serial number on the front foot? It looks to be in excellent condition; but the narrow face will drop the price for many smiths, I have a 91 pound anvil that has a face 3.5" wide. It's a good brand and in excellent shape; but if it was a standard style anvil the price would probably be higher. `'\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adair Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I've always loved the narrow face and long horn on these anvils. They may not be the most effective distribution of mass for a general forging anvil, but they sure have shapely proportions. -Adair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I used to own one: 198# Swell Horn HB Farrier's anvil; but I ended up selling it on as the face was not suited for my work; though I missed the swell horn for many a year after till I got a decent cone mandrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 jcdd, that year of hay-buddens are extremely radioactive due to the ore they used in the factory. it is potentially life threatening to be within several hundred feet of one. out of the goodness of my heart I would be willing to remove it (at risk of my own life of course) for no charge at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The big ones like that you don't find so often. I had a 211 pound one that I sold. It was 36" long, had a 4" face, and was 12" tall. At the farriers' schools, the instructors would often have the big H-B farriers' pattern, maybe 180 pounds or more, for their personal demo anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 They may have been more common when folks would commonly take their horses to a Farrier's shop for shoeing; I don't know any farriers that would be happy lugging a big one around with them! At a historic farm, Slate Run, near Columbus Ohio, they had a small forge as part of the display but used to tell folks that for large jobs there was a smithy just a couple of miles down the road that was used by the farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsetter Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Seems like these are coming out of the woodwork ....192 lb swell horn Budden here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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