Marty zueger Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I have a good shape fisher 1927 black hammer anvil.. But have some questions about the markings i know it weighs close to 500lbs.. It reads fisher 1927, then has 464 and 111 stamped into it.. What are the markings and what would a estimated value be on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 464 should be the weight in pounds. 111 I hope Josh can set us straight on what that means. Fisher is the Manufacturer and 1927 is the date of manufacture---they had a warranty for certain amount of time so date stamped them. Price depends on WHERE IT IS; which you haven't provided. 150 countries participate on these forums on the World Wide Web; in some of them anvils are much cheaper than in others. I will say that I bought mine in similar condition and similar weigh, 469 IIRC, for US$350 in Central Ohio USA, back in the 1990's and though I had a screaming from the rooftops deal. Note Fisher, 1927 and 111 are not stamped into the anvil they are cast in place. I assume that the 464 *is* stamped into the anvil up near the inset on the side???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Welcome to IFI... I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. READ THIS FIRST It would be an anvil from a Blacker power hammer that appears to be in excellent shape. If you edit your profile to show your location, as Thomas said it will help giving a value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty zueger Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Yes the 464 and 111 are stamped near the top and im located in south west pa..thank you for the information on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Posting pictures of the numbers in questions and their location would help identify what they are, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Yes I originally assumed the 111 was the markings to the right of the date (which I read as 110) If it's up near the face and stamped in; I wonder if it's a blacker serial number as I've run into another that was stamped that was about 2 off of the number stamped on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 The raised marks near the date were codes used in the foundry for quality control. They indicated the moldmaker, so if there was a problem with the anvil it could be traced back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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