Hellcat Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I picked up this little 80lb anvil not too long ago and had been racking my brain trying to figure out this stamp. I figured it was a Hay Budden made for a hardware store, but I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. The serial number is 15519, which dates to 1894 I believe. The "SOLID WROUGHT" is obvious and below that is a bit of "WARRANTED", but that first line had me stumped. Looks like a "0" at the bottom, which I'm guessing is part of the 80lb weight. I have spent the last 3 weeks looking at pictures of anvil stamps to figure this out. All of a sudden it hit me, it was upside down. Sure enough, flip it over and I can barely make out "W.B.B. & CO". Has anyone ever seen this before? It gave me a good laugh when I figured it out. Now I can finally sleep at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hay Budden made anvils for the hardware store W.B.B&Co. Louisville, Ky. The name of the store changed 3 times from 1840 -1907, W.B Belknap& Co. was 1860-1880. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddtoe Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I have one of these anvils with serial number 2499 which puts it in the first year of Hay Budden manufacture 1892. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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