Jérémy Breton Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Ive been told to come here to help me identified my anvil. It has 1 0 1 2 stamped on a side and a 2 on a leg. Thanks in advance ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatfudd Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Before you hear this from everyone else, please put your location under your name. The anvil could be in lithuania, England or Brazil. If it is an English anvil which it looks like, there were literally hundreds of makers so we will need a lot more pictures up close on the sides after you have wire brushed them. It looks like a Mousehole anvil but there were a number of companies that were started by previous employees of the bigger manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 does it weight around 124 pounds? (As the 1 0 12 would indicate in the CWT weight system) If so CWT marked anvils are generally english and so a decent anvil minus two possible issues: Does it ring when tapped, (it should)? What does the ball bearing test say? (If it doesn't ring there may be a hidden crack in it; if it reads low on the ball bearing test it may have lost it's temper in a structure fire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jérémy Breton Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 I just added my location thank you ( im from Quebec, Canada ) and having a hard time adding more pictures. It does ring a little though ive quiet it with a chain. 20170930_165022.mp4 20170930_165022.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jérémy Breton Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Monsieur Breton, You are from Quebec. The area of the province is well more than twice that of Texas. Are you in, Quebec city? Magog? Val Dor? Sept Isles?, Chicoutami? Montreal? Gatineau? Trois rivieres? Your location WILL affect the valuation of your anvil. By the way, welcome to I-Forge-Iron, you're a great addition. Salut, SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jérémy Breton Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 I re-edited my location to rouyn-noranda, quebec, canada thank you but i bought the anvil in the quebec city area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 And I have a hard time downloading videos living in an area of slow internet speeds, (rural). Oh well I guess I can go read a book while waiting. jpegs are relatively fast, the problem most people have is exceeding the size limit here and I don't know if the current version of the software is good about telling folks that. (every time the provider makes a change we seem to lose functionality.) Can't tell much with the chain on it but it does sound hard faced. Is that a crack near the hardy hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jérémy Breton Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 new attempt to post up pictures .. As for the hardy hole looks more like some kind of dents but could be a crack yes that anvil has seen a lot of work i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 That looks more like a torch track by the hardy hole to me. Please don't do any grinding on the face it'll shorten the anvil's live. Working hot steel on it with hammers will sooth it out nicely. It looks to be in pretty decent condition. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 That looks more like a torch track by the hardy hole to me. Please don't do any grinding on the face it'll shorten the anvil's live. Working hot steel on it with hammers will sooth it out nicely. It looks to be in pretty decent condition. Frosty The Lucky. Seeing that one photo with the angle grinder I knew would get your attention. If that device is close enough to be in the same picture frame as the anvil it's definitely way too close. Any grinding, welding or cutting equipment needs to be in a different building. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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