KILLERkroopa Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 First time posting. Just picked this bad boy up. I'm really excited. I'm really interested to know the date. "370 A185233" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Congrats. Looks clean and it should serve you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 What does the bottom look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: What does the bottom look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 S/N actually looks like A165233 which would make it 1918. 370should be the weight. Appears to be in good shape. Get to hammering, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 I'll take some better ones when i get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Thanks; curiouser and curiouser my large Trenton has the standard caplet indentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Gorgeous trenton. Looks like some previous owner had a bad habit of testing chisels and punches on her though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 I think it gives it a bit more character. I kinda like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Considering the size; they were some large chisels---I'm guessing jackhammer bits! and it does give it a more fractal appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I like the look of your Trenton, good deal! I also like the "lightweight" anvil in the background... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 3:51 PM, ThomasPowers said: What does the bottom look like? What sort of question is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 What is the hollow anvil in the background of one of the photos? More interesting than just another London pattern IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo313 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Zooming in, it looks cut out. Dang. At least whoever did that didn't take a grinder to its face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLERkroopa Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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