June 28, 20214 yr I bought this anvil at a farm auction. It is in amazing condition for its age. Good edges, good ring and no significant dents or chips. Based on what I could find online, this anvil was made between 1854-1875 in Sheffield.
June 28, 20214 yr A good looking 168 pound Mouse Hole for sure. Have you tested the rebound? Hope you have read about not doing any grinding, milling or welding on the hardened face. All it needs is hot steel hammered on it to shine up the face and maybe a wire wheel to clean the rust & stuff then a coat of BLO (boiled linseed oil) to protect it.
June 28, 20214 yr Good find on the Mousehole. I recommend that you find or buy a copy of Richard Postman's book Mousehole Forge for lots of information on the famous old anvils. It has a detailed history of the forge where the anvils were made.
June 29, 20214 yr Author I cleaned it a bit with a wire wheel just so I could read the text. I don't plan to do anything else to it, I don't really need to. The rebound is excellent, it's the first proper anvil I've ever used a hammer on. I have Postman's Anvils in America, but not Mousehole Forge. I should pick that up now that I own one.
September 26, 20223 yr I have a mouse hole with the number 1211 stamped on it I’m sure it’s like 179 pound anvil can somebody verify
September 26, 20223 yr Yep the 1 . 2 . 11 would be the weight as made 179 pounds, could be +/- some on a modern scale.
September 26, 20223 yr thanks i have owned this anvil for 20 years and just found a stump to do it justice
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