Brassgas Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Can anyone tell me how old my anvil is. It is stamped N125 A80217 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Well, TW posted the age about an hour ago on your original post: 1908 IIRC. Pictures show it to be in excellent condition; how does it do on the ball bearing test and ring tests? (They can show hidden damage.) I'm sure you know better than to do any grinding or milling on the face; wire brushing it to remove loose rust and then using it to forge hot steel will shine it up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassgas Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thank you Thomas. This anvil rings like a bell! Amazing. Hurts the ears. Lol. It is in amazing shape. I didn’t have a ball bearing to try the rebound but it will be good. I cleaned off the dirt a bit with a wire wheel already and mounted it on a big log base. Thomas what does the llRC mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It means I'm too lazy to look up what was posted: If I Recall Correctly Post 1900 means your anvil is a "young one"! Got another century in it at least when used with good care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Yes it was 1908, Trenton dates can be found on pg 361 of anvils in America, infact there’s a very large an in-depth chapter that talks about Trenton anvils, I highly recommend picking up a copy sometime, or at least checking one out at the local library, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassgas Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thank you very much. Would you be able to tell me what kind of anvil this is? It has no name on it. It is marked 0-3-17. How do tell the weight by that number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It's a London Pattern anvil; maker---one of the 200+ anvil makers in the UK that made basically similar anvils. Any stampings can help to narrow it down. (Also number and position of handling holes.) The weight is stamped in the CWT system: 0 x 112 + 3 x 28 + 17 == 101 pounds, (though if weighed on a modern calibrated scale the weight may be off a couple of pounds.) The first number is hundred weights, 112 pounds; center number is quarter hundredweights, 28 pounds and the last number(s) is/are residual pounds and can go from 0-27. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 The numbers stamped on the left side could be Tillotson an co but like Thomas said there’s a couple hundred English anvil makers, Need more pictures, from all around it and under it, that anvil kinda looks like it’s been painted, if so there may be more identification underneath the paint, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassgas Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) Would you be able to tell me what kind of anvil this is? It has no name on it. It is marked 0-3-17. How do tell the weight by that number? Thank you for the info Thank you for the info Edited February 11, 2022 by Mod30 Excessive quoting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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