Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I'm suspect, since from the images I have seen the marking don't look right to me. Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 It looks legitimate to me. If I recall right Trenton changed the look of their logo several times over the years. They even had one TREXTON in the triangle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 I saw a Trexton 212 go for $1450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyanchor Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I would put fourth that it is a Trenton branded anvil, made in the UK before Trentons were made here. As I recall, the earliest Trentons were made in Germany, then England, and finally in the US. So yes it is a Trenton, but foreign born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I wont lie. This looks like one of those anvils that a collector would go for. Many asked about and questioned are really just user anvils. But in all honesty, I don't know but wow is it nice, And not a Trention stamp I've seen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Daswulf said: IAnd not a Trention stamp I've seen before. ok so its not just me then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Trention, Trenton, Potato, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto Who cares, enjoy your Hanvil!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Lol. Big thumb on phone keyboard. You should see all the mistakes I do catch and correct. Theres times it looks like a cat was walking on the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hmm sometimes looks like a pair of cats were clogging on my keyboard... Early stamp and weight on the curve low down; still a Trenton, I couldn't make out what the underside of the base looked like. 78 is a bit light for a shop anvil; but would make a travel anvil. It's in beautiful shape; if you could find a collector they might want it. Now on that price was that Australian dollars or Canadian dollars or Singapore dollars? This is a world wide forum. That would be an unusually high price for a 212# Trenton in the USA; I recently sold a 248# Peter Wright for US$4 a pound though I might have got $5 a pound if I sat on it a while. Most of the market is in *using* anvils not "collecting" anvils. As an improvised anvil is often almost as good as a "commercial anvil" and way better than an ASO I usually direct folks starting out to them rather than the overpriced ones I see on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 this anvil is $660 in Socal, worth it? Its so sharp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyanchor Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Somewhere in the neighborhood of $8.00 a pound? Too steep for my wallet, but if you want a very nice looking early Trenton, well only you can determine if it is worth. Are you planning on using it or 'collecting' it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 I do plan on using it so not a collector lol. When looking at new anvils the cost is about the same. I'd rather adopt an old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Under US$3 a pound is about the same as $8 a pound? You should be able to buy a steel 110# Acciaio for under $3 a pound and get a heavier anvil to boot! 78# is pretty light unless you will only be doing small work. My lightest anvil (besides the Y1K one) is 91# and the one that gets the most use in the shop is 165#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 I get what you're saying. I'm comparing this anvil to a new Ridgid number 5. 77 pound anvil $640 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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