Stash Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Looks to be 1941- 1942 ish, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotso Rust Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton125 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hello all, I'm just starting out and could use a little assistance. I just got my first anvil. A Trenton z 125 serial number is 19128. Does anyone know when this was made?? I would also appreciate some buying tips on a gas forge. my budget is $1000. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Welcome aboard... It looks like your 125 pound Trenton was made in 1900 serial number range 12,001-20,000. If I were going to buy a propane forge, my choice would be a Chili 2 burner Habanero in your price range. How about some pictures of your Trenton, we love pictures. I hope you have read about not doing any grinding, milling or welding on the hardened face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton125 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Thanks so much!! It's nice to know that sites like this exist to help others along and share knowledge to keep the art alive. Great Work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Not providing any information on how it will be used makes it difficult to make a suggestion on what forge(s) you should look into. It's much like me asking you for tips on buying a vehicle without telling you if it needs to haul gravel, or transport 50 kids, or be a good commuter car, or cross open water. Hard to give good advice without information on how it will be used. We can guess but can't guarantee to guess correctly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob smith Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Can any one give a a year on my anvil I just scored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsanvil1987 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I just got a 80 lb Trenton serial number A89269 ...can anyone tell me what year it was made please? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Jsanvil1987 said: I just got a 80 lb Trenton serial number A89269 ...can anyone tell me what year it was made please? Thank you! According to "Anvils in America", your anvil was made in 1909. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsanvil1987 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Thank you so much! I appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sageSanto Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Hello, I have a trenton here. 100lbs, “Solid Wrought” logo on the side. The front left foot reads M 100, and the front right reads perhaps “A42276.” can someone date/potentially price this thing? who is Mr. M? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Without knowing what country it is in; makes it hard to price it---you want it Euros or Australian, Canadian, Singapore,... dollars? Over 100 countries participate here on the World Wide Web and location makes a difference! (Anvils are cheaper in the UK than Australia for instance.) Without knowing what condition it's in it's hard to say if it's worth scrap rate or at the upper levels of anvil prices. If I asked you to price a used Ford car with 2 doors could you? Is it totaled? Is it a Pinto or a GT Supercar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sageSanto Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Fair. I’m in the US. not the greatest condition, some rust. mostly interested in the date of production and who Mr. M is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Without pictures, we will only be guessing. Also the U.S. is a pretty big place and anvil values differ wildly in different locations in the country and condition of the anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sageSanto Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 yeah, was waiting to upload pictures until asked because of poor internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Wobbe Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I have a 98# Trenton. From what I have gleaned it is an early one based on the flat bottom and the flats on the feet. The only number on the base is on the right which is a 2. Any guesstimates of age> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill1963 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 My father gave me his Trenton anvil, he got when he was 10 years old. He was walking down an alley in Minneapolis mn. He came across a man cleaning out a garage and the anvil was in the ally. He asked the man if he could have it, the man laughingly told him if he could take it then it was his. Dad went home and got his little red wagon, he tipped the wagon on its side next to the anvil and rolled it and the anvil back on to the wheels. This was in 1950 and he has now passed it on to me. It is a Trenton 125 with a serial number of A 63734, can any one tell me a little more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Cool story Bill. Anvil looks in great shape have fun with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camano Salvage Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Mike here from Camano Island Washington. Happy to see this old thread still rolling. So I scored a Trenton anvil the other day in exchange for moving a trailer for someone. Im pretty sure that I win the prize for the oldest Trenton in this thread. I have a serial number of A10621, maker initial M, no weight stamp. I havent weighed it yet but its a bit more than I can manage by my self. If someone can confirm the date for me I would greatly appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Howdy from eastern Oklahoma and welcome to the forum, your serial number puts it at 1899, pg 361 AinA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. I would say you did good, unless you had to move the trailer to New Jersey. Have you done a ring & rebound test on the hardened face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camano Salvage Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 5:45 PM, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said: Welcome from the Ozark mountains. I would say you did good, unless you had to move the trailer to New Jersey. Have you done a ring & rebound test on the hardened face? Thanks for your response. No I only had to move it 20 miles or so. It did take 2 full days to get it done though. It was a big trailer. No I havent had a chance to do any tests on it yet. I didnt think it had any markings on it much less a name untill after a lot of work with a wire wheel and some rust remover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Welcome aboard Mike, glad to have you. May we see a few pics of the whole anvil please? I have relatives living on Camano Island. I'd better PM you to see if some of the local clans are still as wild as back when. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 You may not wanna know Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Thanks for the reminder Billy, I forgot to send a PM! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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