yotebuster1200 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Sorry about the poor quality pictures but i need a little help with the history of this anvil. I have a friend who picked up a 75 lb trenton from this individual and the seller also had this larger trenton. My friend thinks it is twice the size as the one he picked up so that would put it around 150 lbs. What is intereating is it does not have a typical base but it has flanges that mount it to the stump. Was this a modification or dis it come from the factory that way? The seller is wanting four hundred bucks for it so I am just trying to do some research and make sure it is going to be a good deal and a good anvil to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 The base broke off. They just mounted it to continue using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotebuster1200 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 I kind of wondered if that might be the case. I wasnt able to find any pictures of other trenton anvils with the same setup. How would you expect the modification would affect performance and value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I'd have to use it to determine it's performance. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotebuster1200 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, Frosty said: It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I'd have to use it to determine it's performance. Frosty The Lucky. Fair enough, im just trying to do a little research before driving 2 hours to go look at it. Anvils don't come up for sale around here very often. I have done some forging on a post anvil and that is about it. I know it is probably leaps and bounds above what i have been using but i would rather put my money towards good tools (anvil) than make a bad purchase. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 $400 seems high for half an anvil, granted it is the better half. it looks usable. Can't tell what the condition of the base is, but the base size sepends on the heigth that You need it to be. where are you located? value of the anvil would be in its usability and this one is missing the sturdy base. It could be mounted more securely. It all depends on what other options are out there. Dont forget to read up on the ball bearing rebound test If you go check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, yotebuster1200 said: around here Where might that be? Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST I don't believe I could spend $400 U.S. for half an anvil. Now if they had the broken base that could be welded back on, that might be a different story. Not sure if Trenton used wrought iron for the base though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Now I have the base of an anvil where the top broke off. It was continued to be used as an anvil as shown by some nice mushrooming. Of course Postman said my base was most likely from a Peter Wright. (Note that soft anvils work a lot better when forging real wrought iron which is forged extremely hot and so very much softer!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotebuster1200 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Irondragon Forge & Clay said: Where might that be? Have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST I don't believe I could spend $400 U.S. for half an anvil. Now if they had the broken base that could be welded back on, that might be a different story. Not sure if Trenton used wrought iron for the base though. I fixed my profile. Thanks for the reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.