Have a small anvil I was lookin for some more info about. Story goes my great grandfather used it as a bench anvil in his carpenters shop.

I’m in central ohio

thanks-

I could be wrong but it looks a lot like a Vulcan to me. Have you tried to clean it with a wire brush on an angle grinder? Sometimes logo's are hiding under the rust.

BTW: welcome to IFI. To get the best out of the forum, I suggest you read this thread. We won't remember that you are in Ohio after leaving here.

 

Horn is way too long and "perky" to be a Vulcan: plus, I have never seen one without the raised logo unless it has been ground off.

Does not jibe with any other anvil maker that I have in my photo collection. Time to call an expert. 

I’ve wire brushed it a few times. Most the rust is fromthings having just thawed from winter. The only markings are the numbers on the side.

I’ve just been curious for a while and haven’t found much info. It’s the anvil I let the kids pound on, being only 20lbs or so. My main anvil is a 150 acme Trenton 

Not sure about the horn, but small Vulcans are common without the raised side logo.

Black Frog - Were the rounded ''old English'' style feet something seen on earlier Vulcans? This one certainly has them.

Yes, they are common like that.

The I.I.& B. Co, then into Vulcan, and even Badgers, all had these type of feet and raised numbers at times.

Vulcan bought out Badger, so there was a mish-mosh of patterns over time, can't distinguish which is which.

 

Gotcha. Wow, that silver dollar in the second pic sure puts it in perspective! 

Thanks for yet another manifestation of your insane amount of anvil knowledge. I'm jealous...

Thank you very much for the replies and info