June 5, 20197 yr By "stamped through the side" do you mean the handling hole(s); or a through hole like a chainmaker's anvil? If it has a hardy hole it is almost certainly punched with the original forging of the anvil as retrofitting one would require heating the anvil up and then re-heat treating it afterwards. Not a trivial thing to get done correctly. Old anvils often have less uniform punching.
July 20, 20214 yr Is that a weighed weight? The CWT stamped weight differs. 448 + 28 + 16 == 482 Weighed weights on a modern calibrated scale are often slightly different. There were over 200 anvil manufacturers in the UK during the day and MANY of them made anvils that are almost identical as they would learn the business working at PW or Mousehole and then set off on their own making anvils that look a lot like PW or Mousehole; so if there are no stampings to identify the manufacturer you could have identical anvils made by different makers.
July 20, 20214 yr It would help to know where in he world you are located, hence the suggestion to add location in your profile.
July 21, 20214 yr Wow. Even with that big chip it looks like a sweet beast! What you got in the background?
July 21, 20214 yr Anvils with 115kg marking & 156 marking Edited July 22, 20214 yr by Mod30 Remove excessive quote.
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