junkman60 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Has anyone seen an anvil with this tag before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Can we see the anvil to get a date on it? I've known a number of companies with those initials. Location it was found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkman60 Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Confederate States of America?? Or maybe Canadian standards association ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Any numbers on the front of the foot under the horn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkman60 Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hard to read 20' 164154 Top is 4 5/8 x 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Tag may be from a company that bought and used it. As a non expert it looks like a Trenton to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 7 hours ago, junkman60 said: Confederate States of America?? Most likely no. Anvil shape suggests it was made after 1880's. Civil war was 1861 - 1865. The confederate states were dissolved 1865. This anvil was made at least a couple decades after the war ended. This is probably a badge of a business that bought and used the anvil. A lot of commercial and institutional users often tagged their property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkman60 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 Thanks for the Info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 What does the bottom of the anvil look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 12 hours ago, RobS said: 20 hours ago, junkman60 said: Confederate States of America?? Most likely no. Anvil shape suggests it was made after 1880's. Civil war was 1861 - 1865. The confederate states were dissolved 1865. This anvil was made at least a couple decades after the war ended. This is probably a badge of a business that bought and used the anvil. A lot of commercial and institutional users often tagged their property. Besides, it still has the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JME1149 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Markings tend to point to a 200# Trenton, overall shape also looks like Trenton, bottom surface shape could confirm it. Most likely will find a pill-shaped depression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charcold Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I was led to believe the Union destroyed all of these. I kid, no reason to drag that argument back up from the depths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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