Rhodeisland Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 picked this old gal up on craigslist. the face is a bit, umm,shall we say..worn ive been messing around out it the shed with it , having a blast. heres my question.. can anyone help me identify it? i can see a number 1 and a number 2 , the middle number is worn.besides those, there are no other markings. also, ive never seen a pritchel up front, exiting out the side. the table is very small as well. thanks ahead of time guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 ID will be a crapshoot due to the age of the anvil, that's an older one. Figure 1800 +/- 30 years. Probably English make and in good shape for the age, prichel probably a later add on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 That face is perfectly acceptable for blacksmithing. Nice anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodeisland Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 thanks for the fast response guys, i appreciate it. it was welded to that metal stool with 2 2x2 angle iron pieces. i hit it with a wire wheel ,as it was pretty rusty and dirty when i got it.she has a bit of ring to her. next project is figuring out a proper stand for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 The face of that anvil looks good to me. No idea of the make though. What's the weight? Should be at least 150 lb The stand is also ok if it suits your height. Make something nice rather than the stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajajoaquin Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 That's an old one! Very nice anvil. I agree that you won't likely find the manufacturer and that it's almost certainly from England prior to 1850. I'll try to remember to pull Anvils in America later and take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have only seen French anvils with a side exit pritchel. Not to say that someone in England would not have made it that way on special order..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodeisland Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 I too thought I saw a 9, then thought"maybe your brain is just making those marks into a number 9" i had seen some info about French anvils with the front Pritchel, but they all seemed shorter and stockier. It came from a farm in cape cod,MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Center number in English hundredweight marks are only 0,1,2,3. They wouldn't have used a 9. I've seen a few very old anvils over the years with side exit retrofitted pritchel, if the smith really needed one he added it in. Definitely not a French pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Center number looks a lot like a "2" to me, at least in the second and third pictures from the top. That would put the weight at 170 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Yeah, looks almost like a 2.ok, get ready for this, Hope you ere sitting, cause this is going to blow your mind. Put it on a bathroom scale and find out the weight and end this discussion of us trying to figure out what the middle number is! Lol Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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