Gecko Rural Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Hi All, I have just found this anvil on our family farm and wondering if anyone can give me some information. How old? How common? Worth$? And any other interesting info.My Great grandfather was a saddler and blacksmith and grandfather was a saddler, so we suspect we know where it came from. Cheers Mick Edited February 11, 2020 by Mod30 Resize large photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Nice. Price really depends on where you are. Around my area it would be worth maybe $200 at the top end and probably closer to $125-$175 but it surely would be no problem to sell it. It would probably get sold in a day or two at the most. I would like to see an anvil like that one for sale in my area. I'd jump on it. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Rural Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Hi Pnut , I am in Australia, I forgot to put my location. Do you know how old it Might be or how common it is? I can't find much about it on the internet at all. Cheers Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Unfortunately no, I don't know all the little details about anvils. There's plenty of members here that can tell you when an anvil was made by the serial numbers or would have the book to look it up. The only things I really know about them is if they are in good shape, if they are good tools and what I should have to pay to get it. It's still pretty early here in the US so it might take a few hours before one of the more knowledgeable members get around to responding. There's a few Soderfors afficionados that I'm sure you'll be hearing from. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Rural Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Cheers Mate, thanks for letting us know. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogblazer9598 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 does that say 1925 stamped on the side below the weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Rural Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 We can't read it properly. We guessed either 1925 or 1935 but I can't find anything corrosponding with those years for a 54lbs anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Welcome aboard... have you read this yet? READ THIS FIRST It will help you get the best out of the forum. We won't remember your location once leaving this post, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show it. There are a bunch of members from "down under" even have a dedicated thread and a bunch of great folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 That's the date so whatever you can read on it. Anvils don't usually get a bump on pricing for being old till they are pre-1800 as they wear like iron and so most of us are probably using 100+ year old anvils. (I have an 1828 William Foster anvil I use at times.) It is a cast STEEL anvil and considered quite a good brand indeed! As I recall anvils go high in Australia; but you would have to talk with local smiths to find out what the going rate is locally. 54 pounds is small for a smithing anvil; but would make a great one for use in a harness maker's shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Rural Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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