Mark Saw Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Please see the attached pics, just bought my first anvil and would like help to identify and find the year this was made. My research I believe this is a Trenton. Marking at the base are rusty and hard to read but after weighing this is a 169 lb anvil. It apears to be in great shape and just needs a good cleaning. It has a solid consistant ring all over and I have some 3/4 steel balls ordered to check the rebound. What is the best way to clean an anvil without harm , the paint has to go? Thanks in advance, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Welcome to IFI! Certainly looks Trentonian. You can remove the paint with a heat gun, sandblasting, a wire wheel, chemical stripper, or whatever else takes your fancy. That face looks like it's in good shape, so don't do anything to it with a grinder. Remember that any old steel ball won't cut it: you need a hardened bearing ball to get an accurate rebound test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Definately a Trenton. You can see the diamond of the name logo in the last photo. Light wire wheel on the face and use it. The rest is all in how youd like it to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I can’t tell if that’s a8229 or an a82291? that last digit looks like it could be a chisel mark? if it’s A8229 it’s 1899 model if it’s a A82291 then it’s a 1909 model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 To me it looks like A8229. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saw Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Thanks for all of the info and fast replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Seeing as there doesn't seem to be any chisel marks elsewhere, I would go with A82291 and 1909 not much difference in a 10 year span on such an excellent anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Compare it with the 1 on the weight stamp; looks quite similar to me; I'd go with A82291 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Makes sense, 1909 it is then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Mark Saw. as to the paint, most of my anvils have paint on them, and many left the factory painted. Seems to be a modern belief that the anvil HAS to be bare metal and oiled. Personally I would leave the paint alone, wire brush the loose rust off the working surfaces, and get it mounted up. Working on it will polish the face up nicely as the scale that comes off the part is abrasive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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