first anvil i got was from my father so it was free for me its only 35 years old it came from centural forge made in sweden that last one is a peter wright 140 pounds onthe scale 100 off craigs list but i guess the real question on true price is what is some willing to pay for it i've seen them on craigs list for a lot of money that was crazy

148 # hay budden. Bought 7-25-09 for $375. according to anvils in america, dated 1918. Top half tool steel, base wrought iron. It was an anniversary gift from the wife.Excellent condition.http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/images/attach/jpg.gif

Just bought this Peter Wright on eBay. Had to drive close to 4 hours each way to get it in Canada today, but I think I got a good deal

Need to get the red paint off though..

Can anyone tell me when it was made? I don't think it has a hardened face, but you all probably know better than I do.

ETA: Have not really tested rebound yet but she sings like a bell.

Purchased: 8-20-9
Price: $99
Weight: 133 #

Edited August 24, 200916 yr by cpirtle

Just bought this Peter Wright on eBay. Had to drive close to 4 hours each way to get it in Canada today, but I think I got a good deal
Price: $99
Weight: 133 #

I would say that you got a very good deal! :D

If the face is not hardened then the anvil has been through a fire as all PW's were sold with a hardened face!

Very Good Deal for an excellent brand of anvil.

I have a 115# Mouse Hole that was given to me ~ 30 years by the widow of an old friend who had been a blacksmith in his youth. It is in reasonably good shape, and I and my wife use it regularly since we started learning the trade this past spring. We are looking for a second anvil to set at a different height, since I am several inches than her. I had initially set it for my height, not expecting that she would take to smithing like a duck to water (shoulda guessed it... she is a machinist and tool designer!).

If the face is not hardened then the anvil has been through a fire as all PW's were sold with a hardened face!

Good to know, I thought I read that they started welding on a hardened plate at some point, was probably another brand.

PW anvils had a tool steel face forge welded to the wrought body. It was then hardened. They are excellent tools.

Finnr

supprised this isnt stickied yet. but heres mine.


Brand: junkyard scrap find (45 cents a pound. higher price yard unforitly)
Weight 31 punds. (lightweaght, very portable)
Condition SHINEY!
Price paid $13.95 2009

Edited August 28, 200916 yr by Danz409

Peter Wright, Age ?, CWT 1.0.9, US pounds 121, Bought at farm auction Steelville, Missouri, USA in 2006 $ 155.00,

Edited August 29, 200916 yr by keithgartner
Puntuation

#200 for $100 considering in takeing a trip to my relitives and picking this up on the way... i realy need more funds tho

found on cregs list,

Columbian listed on Craigslist and Ebay. Purchased on 08/22/2009

Stated weight (not verified by myself) 205 lbs.

Seller accepted $325, but countered at $340 to cover his Ebay fees. Comes to about $1.66 per lb.

Original patina removed by previous owner, so I had no qualms with cleaning it up a bit. Obviously, an anvil that's had an easy life.

Edited August 31, 200916 yr by metal_butcher

I just paid $350 for these two in NE Ohio this past weekend, however you want to slice the price

150# Trenton
130# Hay Budden

Got this 1930 Soderfors last October for $90 at a garage sale.

Harbor Freight Cast Steel (Russian)
110 pounds
$50 from a guy in Bettendorf, IA - 2009
Pretty much new, he used it for weight to glue woodworking projects together.
Will need to grind the surface and horn but it works good for now.

I just paid $350 for these two in NE Ohio this past weekend, however you want to slice the price

hey wanna sell one of those anvils lol lookin to upgrade mine:)

JW, did ya get lucky and get one with the normal hardy? I bought the last one from local H-F. Next day guy took my offer for a 100# vulcan. H-F went back. Vulcan was replaced
and replaced and replaced + a few more.
Ken

143lb (have to check again on that figure) PW
Face broken a heel corner (wrought still intact), some edge damage, some pitting, some torch gouging (very little)
$99, and I'm sure the friend I bought it from didn't pay that much for it. Easily repaired with truck leaf spring and mig

47lb 'USA' ASO $75 (yuck) has held up alright, purchased as cast from the factory no damage.

kohlswa 155# b36
2009 $900
with a nc calvary stand and 18 hardy tools
friend and mentor was worth every penni
shape prefect

vulcan 150#
2008 $375
great condition

123# trenton
2008 $90
painted in industral green guy thought it was junk
had good face and rebound. cleaned it up to find out
it was a 1898 trenton

centaur swedish farriers
125#
2007 $300
great condition came from a farriers school near colorado springs

55# harbor freight
free, yard art now

hopefully my pics come through. like i sed i work with a hammer and steel not a computer. this reply goes with the one from 12/09/09 with my prices.

JW, did ya get lucky and get one with the normal hardy? I bought the last one from local H-F. Next day guy took my offer for a 100# vulcan. H-F went back. Vulcan was replaced
and replaced and replaced + a few more.
Ken

Yep, if my normal you mean oriented correctly. I think some of the chinese ones are rotated like a "diamond" in relation to the sides. 45 degrees of rotation.

Mine is right.

Last of the russians at H-F were the diamond. Yeh the normal ones are better.
Ken

200# Peter Wright
$300 in 2008
it has a bit of a sway back... comes in handy though

So I spent $200 and am in the doghouse with the DG. Doubly so since it is my daughter's second B-day on Saturday.

It came with a drawing die, a cracked but likely usable swage, and (I think) a cold cut. The cold cut is for 3/4 inch hardy, but this has a 1 inch hardy hole. The bick is crushed like it was dropped at least once, and I am unsure what I should do about it.

I think this is a Trenton farrier pattern, but I am not sure. The only marking I find are the serial number on the front of the foot. The sellers stated the weight as 165# on the bathroom scale.
168A108898

The sellers, father and son farmers, Ron and Chad, acquired the anvil about 10 years ago from a neighbor and had little use for it preferring some RR track pieces.

Here's some pics

Phil

Phil, that looks like a Trenton to me. The 168 indicates a weight of 168 pounds and the serial number A108898 indicates it was made in 1912. Some of the Trentons had the 'A' in the serial number. Mr. Postman believes the A stood for 'anvil'.