The Old Dairy Forge Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hi, Thanks in advance for all help on this, I bought my first anvil here in Northern Ireland and can't find any information on it. any help would be appreciated Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 It's made by Joshua Wilkinson in Dudley, England. He was making anvils in the middle of the 19th Century. That.s all I've got beside the facts she's a beauty! Welcome to the forum, hope you intend to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I can see JOSHU WH DUDLEY it looks like some numbers at the bottom and something above the J made in England what does it weigh? check for more markings by lighting it from different angles or rubbing chalk into the marks thanks Lou, I see you know a bit about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I've done a lot of boring reading of businesses in England while trying to track down makers of old tools and anvils. Google books has loads of old English census data and lists of businesses in various areas. It is fun to identify makers and then track them by name. The Wilkinsons are tricky because there were a few of them and it isn't clear if they were all related. A couple ended up in debtors prison. I've tried to untangle the Wilkinson web before. Still, I never remember all the details...but I always remember where I got them so it's easy to go back and reread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Dairy Forge Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Awesome, thank you weight im not sure id say 100lb if not more, I'll get more photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 You will just have to wirebrush it until you find the English hundred weight marks on it. There will be three numbers across the waist of the anvil. They will be spaced apart from each other. There is plenty of information online to figure out what they mean...but a bathroom scale is pretty darned effective if you can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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