Lorne Greene Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Hey guys I just got my first "real" anvil I picked it up today to replace the dinky 55 pounder I started with Talking to the elderly lady I bought it from it came to Indian territory with her father on a covered wagon when he was about 2 or 2 and a half. She is in her 80s. It was the anvil for the blacksmith shop in my hometown when it was first founded and her father was the blacksmith or her grandfather. Any help identifying would be great It's a trenton and the markings look to be W210 SN78912 Or SN785912 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Yes, Trenton anvil. Please post a close-up picture of the side logo stamp area. The side with horn facing right. There may be some remnants of the logo stamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Greene Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 I'm not at home currently but this is a picture of the side the stamp is still evident fairly clearly and it looks to say trenton inside of a triangle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Welcome to the forum Lorne, if you go to your profile and edit it to show your location, you may be surprised how many of the gang are close to you and a lot of answers are location dependent. You have a very nice Trenton, any idea on the weight? She is ready to go to work and hot steel will have her face shining in short order. I'm sure you have already heard about absolutely no grinding on the face, which would ruin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Great history. If only they could talk. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Greene Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 Her base says w210 so I'm assuming 210 pounds and she feels like she's every bit of it I'm going down here soon to get as much history on it as I can from the lady I bought it from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Greene Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 By the way the anvil has an absolutely beautiful ring and a rebound of 95 percent on the main and 84% roughly on the heel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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