Help Identifying My First Proper Anvil Please

[ColinHeath]

Hello All,

I have picked up my first proper Anvil today and was curious about its maker and history.

It has handling holes on ends and a flat base.

I am going to give it a good wire brushing tomorrow and see if I can find more detail.

any help or what to look for would be much appreciated.

 

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Nice find, if I recall French anvils have a hardy hole that exits on the side like the front one on your anvil. Have you read about not grinding, milling or welding on the hardened face plate?

[ColinHeath]

Thanks for the detail. Yes i don’t want to ruin hardness of top plate or indeed the temper so will stay clear of trying to pretty up the top

 

 

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Yep, hot steel hammered on it will shine it up in short order.

[Chelonian]

The problem with grinding or milling the top of an anvil is less about ruining the temper, and more about simply removing material from it. The hardened plate on an anvil is usually only around 1/2 inch thick, and removing even a small amount of material can take many years of useful life out of an anvil.

Looks like a nice anvil!

[ColinHeath]

Thanks Chaps.

Here are a few more pictures I took today.

I will wire brush it up this week and see what I can find.