Chriscarte82 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Good morning all, I wondered if anyone could shed any light on this anvil, from my online searches I think I've deduced that it's a mousehole anvil, however I'm stumped as to why there's no hardie or pritchel on the face. I am just negotiating a price with a guy and he's offered me this for £100. I currently have an anvil from Amazon, one of the Chinese 66lb Orions and wondered if it's worth upgrading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 If it’s not stamped Mousehole, it’s not a Mousehole (aka The Undisputed King of Anvils). Remember that there were a lot of anvil makers in England, and relatively few of the small shops actually stamped their products. That said, this looks like an 18th century (maybe earlier) anvil (often called “colonial” in the US), possibly from the Sheffield area in England. Hardy holes weren’t universal at that point, and the pritchel hole hasn’t been invented yet. Probably a decent purchase, either for use or for sale to a collector. If you do use it, keep the other one to use as a portable hole, for holding hardy tools and for punching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriscarte82 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Great advice thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriscarte82 Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Wire brushed and oiled ready to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 What does it weigh? Like JHCC said a lot of anvil makers, started out working for Mousehole then branched out on their own, copying what they were used to making. All in all a good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Definitely an oldie; what's the ball bearing test result on the face after a couple centuries of work hardening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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