Angela Bush Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Can you tell me the weight and age of this anvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 x 112 + 0 x 28 + 6 pounds = 118 when new, which was prior to 1906, since it was not required to be stamped 'England" for export. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Bush Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thank you for the info that if I run across another anvil I can translate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Where in the world are you located? A lot of answers depend on location, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. The stone (hundred) weight system was explained in your other thread about this anvil. Not all anvils use stone weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Bush Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Arkansas USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Well howdy neighbor. There are several members on IFI here in the Ozarks. Do you use that anvil? How about some more pictures of it, you might deduce that we love pictures. If you are interested in blacksmithing you might want to attend some BOA (Blacksmith Organization of Arkansas) meetings. The next NW chapter meeting is going to be held in Fayetteville Sat. the 12th of Jan. If interested send arkie a PM for details.https://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/187-blacksmith-organization-of-arkansas/ We would love to have you come, a great bunch of folks, my wife & I will be there unless we have an ice storm. Check out the BOA northwest chapter on Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 As mentioned; the CWT system is used only for English anvils, US anvils were stamped in pounds and European anvils in KG or some in pounds if they were made for shipment to the USA. So you have to know where the anvil came from to be able to apply the conversion to the weight stamping. HOWEVER: most anvils will fit nicely on a typical bathroom scale. Old weight stamps are often "off" by a few pounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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