First time posting. Just picked this bad boy up. I'm really excited. I'm really interested to know the date. "370 A185233"

Congrats. Looks clean and it should serve you well. 

What does the bottom look like?

7 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said:

What does the bottom look like?

 

S/N actually looks like A165233 which would make it 1918. 370should be the weight. Appears to be in good shape. Get to hammering,

I'm wondering if this may have been a repaired anvil by Trenton.  Is it  possible to get a better picture of the base underside without such a drastic angle? 

Trenton had some variations in their cast bases aside from the two that are normally seen.

Like looking straight on/down?

 

I'll take some better ones when i get home. 

On 1/26/2018 at 9:32 AM, Black Frog said:

 Is it  possible to get a better picture of the base underside without such a drastic angle?   Like looking straight on/down?

 

 

Thanks; curiouser and curiouser my large Trenton has the standard caplet indentation.

Gorgeous trenton. Looks like some previous owner had a bad habit of testing chisels and punches on her though.

I think it gives it a bit more character. I kinda like it!

Considering the size; they were some large chisels---I'm guessing jackhammer bits! and it does give it a more fractal appearance.

I like the look of your Trenton, good deal! I also like the "lightweight" anvil in the background... .

On 1/25/2018 at 10:01 PM, KILLERkroopa said:

First time posting.

Welcome to the forum... Very nice anvil if I do say so.

You got a heck of a deal, most of us only dream about.

 

 

On 26/01/2018 at 3:51 PM, ThomasPowers said:

What does the bottom look like?

What sort of question is that?

Thank you! I'm beyond excited about it. Especially since the old man I got it from isn't a greedy guy. He just wanted it in good hands being used.

If only all great tools could be acquired that way. Treat it as it should be and it will do its job until you can pass it on to a new owner.  

The bottom of an anvil can tell a lot about who and when certain anvils were made and sometimes confuse things (for example A&H and Trentons sometimes shared basses when production needs caused a shortage) That's the kind of question that is!  Caplet, Hourglass, Handling hole; lots going on with the bottom of an anvil!

What is the hollow anvil in the background of one of the photos?  More interesting than just another London pattern IMHO.  

Zooming in, it looks cut out. Dang. At least whoever did that didn't take a grinder to its face

3 hours ago, ThomasPowers said:

The bottom of an anvil can tell a lot about who and when certain anvils were made and sometimes confuse things (for example A&H and Trentons sometimes shared basses when production needs caused a shortage) That's the kind of question that is!  Caplet, Hourglass, Handling hole; lots going on with the bottom of an anvil!

Ha ha, gotcha

19 hours ago, Judson Yaggy said:

What is the hollow anvil in the background of one of the photos?  More interesting than just another London pattern IMHO. 

It's actually got a funny history. I got it for free from one of my drivers at the trucking company I work for. His father-in-law was a farrier, so he hollowed it out to make it easier to haul around. It has a perfect face, but it's unbearably loud. To make a long story short, old man bill was shoeing at a stable one day only to find out they were filming a xxxx called "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" he ended up working the whole time they were filming. You can actually hear the anvil in the background during parts. They would always xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx saying he was in a xxxxxx. It was really funny to hear the story from his son in law.