French or Belgian Anvil?

[JackCambodia]

Can anyone help me identify this anvil? It’s 150kg. The maker’s mark is heavily worn away. It was suggested to me that this is a “Usines et Aciéries de Feignies” (Factories and Steelworks of Feignies) anvil, which would mean it’s from northern France (I think).

Also, does anyone know how this type of anvil was made?

I am in Cambodia and so is this anvil.

[Benona blacksmith]

With the side exiting hardie hole I would say with almost 100% certainty it is a french anvil. Also with the casting lines visible near the feet and the raised lettering it is cast steel.

[BartW]

Doesn't look like a UAT. I have one, check my posts. UAT's usually don't have a side-exit of the hardie hole. Those are mostly french.

There was a post about UAT anvils finding their way to Argentina.

 

mvg; Bart

[JackCambodia]

The maker’s mark is heavily worn, but I am 95% sure now that my anvil is a UAF, made in the town of Feignies in northern France (close to the Belgium border). I found some photos (I’ll attach below) of other UAF anvils which have the same circular maker’s mark.

Cambodia was a French protectorate from the 1860s till the 1950s so it’s not a surprise to find old French anvils here. I’ve found a couple of German ones as well.

UAF (Usines et Aciéries de Feignies) was founded in 1911 but merged with Sambre et Meuse in the 1940s.

http://www.cesari.eu/bricolages/etaux/etaux_histoire_SetM.htm

[SilentForge]

nice anvil you got there! i would have guessed that she is an UAT but you found the brand already.

DS