JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I should have dug deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Don't you know the drill by now? (I worked on an oil well that was 13000' deep once, and dry. Half a mile up the road they were laying drill collar on the flow pipe to hold it down as there was so much natural gas coming out of it...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I'm trying not to be boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 you've grasped the core idea though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 All part of my quest for greater holey-ness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 and the sugar in your tay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Would that make me a holey tarrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Would that be Habitual Loitering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Better than alone and palely loitering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I'd be happy to loiter around Paley's gates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 In the court of Albert the Great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Looks like you have lots of info right in front of you. Take a wire wheel cup on an angle grinder and clean this area. I can see the 131, and part of the other stamping. I cleaned those areas and all that was there was the letters USA and underneath that and just to the left 131 also are there any ideas what brand/age my anvil may be, as well as how it was probably made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I cleaned those areas and all that was there was the letters USA and underneath that and just to the left 131 also are there any ideas what brand/age my anvil may be, as well as how it was probably made You most likely have a very early U.S. Trenton anvil, forged like the German ones. Scrub the front foot under the horn for remnants of a serial number. Usually just to the right of the handling hole in the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 You most likely have a very early U.S. Trenton anvil, forged like the German ones. Scrub the front foot under the horn for remnants of a serial number. Usually just to the right of the handling hole in the foot. Well, I had to go home to get something for the house in working on, and I took a second to check and it does faintly look like numbers or something is on the front foot just like you suggested, when I get done with work today I'll be sure to wire brush it and give it a better look, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 That's everything I was able to find on it that may be important, and from what my eyes can tell the serial number is A2 5 0 8 witb that spacing does that spacing signify anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yes indeed, first year forged Trenton. AIA indicates 1898. If you chalk higher up on the side above the USA stamp, we may see remnants of the circular "SOLID WROUGHT" stamp or Trenton diamond. Thanks for the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 what do you mean AIA?? Yes indeed, first year forged Trenton. AIA indicates 1898. If you chalk higher up on the side above the USA stamp, we may see remnants of the circular "SOLID WROUGHT" stamp or Trenton diamond. Thanks for the pics! Also im curious to know, as far as anvil brands go, how does a Trenton rank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 what do you mean AIA?? Anvils In America by Richard Postman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 ohhhhhh wow, idk why that didn't click lol also what does the 131 stand for anyways??? when I weighed the anvil it was 124.2 # Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 131 lbs. for an American made Trenton, it's lost 6 lbs in the last century. Trentons are top shelf anvils, she'll do good work for a few more generations. Your Grandkids can tell their kids about Grandpa the blacksmith's anvil and tools while they teach the next generation to use them. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 I wonder how it lost the weight dun dun duuuunnnnnnn Also why is there that ornate E to the left of the serial number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Lost weight or lack of scale calibration to modern scales---your scale has been calibrated recently right? (Though it is common for old anvils to be a couple of pounds "Light" when weighed nowadays.) Trenton is one of the top tier american anvils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillion Brian Grant Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Lost weight or lack of scale calibration to modern scales---your scale has been calibrated recently right? (Though it is common for old anvils to be a couple of pounds "Light" when weighed nowadays.) Trenton is one of the top tier american anvils! Yes it is a brand new scale not even a month old, and like I said what's up with the E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 What does the age have to do with the calibration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 The difference in weight could also be the scales used back in the day weighing a little heavy. Don't fret about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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