May 4, 20206 yr Hauled a tractor for a lady who’s husband recently passed. Noticed the anvil in the weeds. I asked her if she wanted to get rid of it and she said to take it, it’s to heavy for me to move. I gave her 100 bucks anyway and she was thrilled. only found some numbers on it so far, which look like 184. It looks like a PW or maybe a HB but I’m not a anvil expert. Has very good ring and rebound. I thought maybe it just had a hardened steel face welded on but looking closer I’m not so sure. what do you guys think?
May 4, 20206 yr Well a 184 weight stamp means it's an American anvil, if it has the flats on the feet like a PW then I'd guess it was a Trenton. What does the bottom look like? Are there any numbers on the front feet? British anvils would be weight stamped in CWT and the center number can only be 0-3.
May 4, 20206 yr A good score indeed. If you wire wheel the rust off there may be remnants of a maker mark on it and a picture of the underside of the base may also hold a clue to the maker. I hope you have read about not doing any grinding, milling or welding on the hardened face, which to me looks welded on. Is there a serial number on the feet under the horn?
May 4, 20206 yr Author Wire wheel is as far as I go on any of my anvils. I’m going to give it a good once over this evening and see what I can find.
May 4, 20206 yr Author These are numbers I found on it. I can’t figure out why it keeps posting pics upside down
May 4, 20206 yr Author 23 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: And the picture of the base of the anvil? Yes. Left side on the front of the base
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