February 4, 20206 yr Have a Peter Wright anvil set on a metal stand. Hard to read the number on it.. but help with identifying is appreciated. My dad had a stroke so helping him clean up the farm . Here are some pics. Thanks to all in advance.
February 4, 20206 yr What is it that you want to know? It's a standard London Pattern Peter Wright anvil. The weight is stamped across the waist in the CWT system where the leftmost number is times 112 pounds, the middle number is times 28 pounds and can only be 0-3, and the rightmost number(s) is just pounds and can only be 0-27. The actual weight should be within a couple pounds of the stamped weight. (I can't read it from that picture, except for the rightmost: 10; can you tell us what's stamped?)
February 5, 20206 yr Author I will try to get the other numbers that are stamped on there, to help ID it better. Mainly want to know the weight of it and the age. Value as well? Thanks for the help ThomasPowers for the info.
February 5, 20206 yr Value depends a LOT on where it is located; which is not mentioned. Even just in the USA; location can change what it's worth by over a hundred dollars. As IFI is a site on the World Wide Web; we do have people from over 100 different countries participating here---anvils tend to be more expensive in Australia and less expensive in the England for instance. As for weight: unless it's really large; a common bathroom scale will give you the weight if you can't read the CWT stampings. Of course that does require removing it from the stand. Generally stands do not add much value as a user will need a stand the correct height for their body and work style; a beautiful stand the wrong height is just scrap metal to a smith unless they can modify it to fit them. (Which can be more trouble than just building a new stand.) Also if a stand is heavy then it makes it difficult to move the anvil if it's semi-permanently fastened down.
February 6, 20206 yr Welcome aboard... I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. It is full of tips like editing your profile to show location, how to do a better search plus many others. READ THIS FIRST Because your anvil has England stamped on it, it was imported after 1891 and before 1930 (I could be off on the year) but I'm sure someone will know for sure.
October 7, 20232 yr On 2/5/2020 at 6:09 PM, Irondragon Forge ClayWorks said: Welcome aboard... I always suggest reading this to get the best out of the forum. It is full of tips like editing your profile to show location, how to do a better search plus many others. READ THIS FIRST Because your anvil has England stamped on it, it was imported after 1891 and before 1930 (I could be off on the year) but I'm sure someone will know for sure.
May 6, 20242 yr Has anyone here ever seen a Peter Wright anvil that was marked in the number of pounds instead of the CWT system? I have been anvil shopping for some time on Facebook marketplace. While on there, I came across someone selling a Peter Wright for a decent price. Looking at the photos, I noticed the weight just in the center as a 3 digit number. It defenitely was not spaced out like a CWT stamping, and that number matched what the seller was listing in the description as the weight. Other than the weight, the markings looked just like pictured in the posts above. My first thought was that someone was trying to pass of some cheaper anvil off as a Peter Wright, so I just closed the tab. But now I am second guessing my decision.
May 6, 20242 yr Does it have the diagnostic "steps" on the front and rear of the base? If so, there is a good chance it is PW. If not, it is less likely. Remember though, I am not one of the anvil gurus. I do have a 200# PW which pretty much has all the marking obscured from chisel and punch marks on the sides. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand."
October 27, 20241 yr Has anyone seen a Peter Wright anvil (No London) 112 CWT with Wright printed before the Peter? I have one.
May 20, 20251 yr On 10/27/2024 at 9:30 AM, Connmar said: Has anyone seen a Peter Wright anvil (No London) 112 CWT with Wright printed before the Peter? I have one. I’m about to purchase one like this, I thought it was odd too, haven’t seen another one anywhere. This one however is also stamped “England” and “solid wrought” in its circular formations. 147# CWT(1 1 7)
December 7, 2025Dec 7 I have a Peter wright anvil but the Peter is stamped upside down is there a reason for this
December 7, 2025Dec 7 Jeff- most likely a Monday anvil. it is not intentional: either a hungover worker, or an accident of some sort. They happen.
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