Date my Arm & Hammer?

[JBell]

Arm and Hammer 217. Serial 9887.

any help appreciated.

JBell

[JBell]

Just got my Great Grandfather’s anvil. Trying to find out more about it.

[Black Frog]

Can you post a picture of the side logo stamp, and the serial number?

I'd like to add it to the A&H logo database.

[JBell]

Can do.

Thank you for your reply.

[Frozenforge]

Sometime between 1901 and 1912.

[JBell]

Photos requested:

The logo very hard to see. I believe it says:

WARRANTED

SOLID WROUGHT

Can clearly see the hammer in hand.

 

[Black Frog]

Fantastic, thanks for the pics!

That is the 2nd style of logo stamp that A&H used in production.  And that is the first time I've seen an upside down arm logo on an A&H anvil.  Cool!

[JBell]

Thank you for your interest and the information. Appreciate it.

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Good looking anvil. Especially with family history with it. Do you plan on using it?

BTW: If you edit your profile to show your location it will help with answers that are location dependent, like the value of anvils.

[Lionel h]

Good looking heirloom don’t ever get rid of ,except to pass it down . I’ve got my grandfathers mouse hole anvil , I do use it lightly but I do most of my work on a sisco supreme cause it has no value to me but a nice tool . Papaws anvil will only leave my place when I pass it down to my family , I pray that value it as much as I do.

[JBell]

IronDragon, I don’t even know how to use it. But I did crack rocks on it 60 years ago.

I would eventually like to learn how to put it to proper use in some of my projects. I’m building a claw hammer banjo now, not much use for an anvil.

Lionel, I’m with you. I will keep it till I pass it down to my son(s).

Looking forward to making a stand and mounting it. Then I might just sit and look at it for a while and remember working on my grandfathers farm.

thank you for your posts,interest and help.