February 11, 20224 yr 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!
February 11, 20224 yr Author 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?
February 11, 20224 yr 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.
February 11, 20224 yr 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,
February 11, 20224 yr Author 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?
February 11, 20224 yr 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.
February 11, 20224 yr 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,
February 11, 20224 yr Author 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, 20224 yr by Mod30 Excessive quoting
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