DirkR Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 This is a high school dream but I had no idea what all I didn’t know. I swapped a hand gun for this anvil but don’t know anything about it. Can somebody help? Thanks ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Hi Dirk R, Welcome aboard, The low res photo's are playing havoc with details of the anvil. also having them mounted sideways is a problem as well. When you take a photo take it in landscape mode.. Or download them onto a computer and rotate and save them. the Meta data of the photo tells the server which way the photo was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkR Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 I’m back. Learning my way around But .... very slowly. The numbers are 128 87748. I can’t find any discernible image but there looks to be some sort of small stamp to the left of the numbers. It rings and a ball bearing bounces almost to drop point. ive always wanted to work with metal so I’m starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 what's out there and where to find it. The Table of Contents is a great resource for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 How about a picture of the bottom of the anvil, the shape of the possible indentation can be quite specific; though the weight on the left front foot and the serial on the right front foot is indicative too. It may have lost a pound or two when they ground the feet down and drilled the mounting holes; but if the ball bearing test is good then it's a good anvil no matter who made it! Can you repeat it using a yardstick to get an objective number? 128# is a great size, still small enough to travel with but large enough to do a lot of work on it. Pair it with a striking anvil and you're golden even if you want to do heavy work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Looks like a later Trenton. it's hard to tell without seeing the bottom to see if it is hollow. After looking more.. I'm not sure on the Trenton. It's got a waist hole.. And no arc weld lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I have a large Trenton, I believe that the caplet indentation is the only thing left to help pin down the maker. It saw some abuse in an AZ copper mine and someone ground the sides smooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Trenton no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkR Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 23 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: How about a picture of the bottom of the anvil, the shape of the possible indentation can be quite specific; though the weight on the left front foot and the serial on the right front foot is indicative too. It may have lost a pound or two when they ground the feet down and drilled the mounting holes; but if the ball bearing test is good then it's a good anvil no matter who made it! Can you repeat it using a yardstick to get an objective number? 128# is a great size, still small enough to travel with but large enough to do a lot of work on it. Pair it with a striking anvil and you're golden even if you want to do heavy work. Hi Gentlemen Here is the bottom. I think the stamp to the left of the numbers is a K. Stamped sideways as my camera was not. my bathroom scale says 125#. sure appreciate you all. im going to silicon the bottom to slow the ringing? That sound like a good idea from other posts. Only dry or wet? thanks again. DirkR I did the bounce with a yardstick in several places all about the same. Dropped ballbearing from 20 inches and it came back to 15. Pretty consistently. raining here today so not outside much. Thanks Dirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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