Anvil ID

[Caleb1100]

I’ve had this anvil for about 10 years now with very little use. I’m thinking of tackling a repair to the face once I’ve actually used it more. It’s been heavily rusted the whole time I’ve had it, so I decided to try and clean it up some. 
It looked like it had a layer of black paint under the surface rust. And it kind of looks like there’s silver paint under that. 
I’m curious if anyone has any ideas as to an ID, only in an effort to help with the repair. I’m thinking it’s cast steel based on what I’m seeing. But I’ve tried not to grind too much so far, so not enough spark testing yet.

It’s 150 lbs

I can’t really find any markings to speak of

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. About the only thing I can tell you about your anvil is it's a Farriers pattern. If you do decide to try and repair it this is the only system proven to work.

http://www.anvilmag.com/smith/anvilres.htm

[Daswulf]

"Looks" like a Trenton or Hay Budden farrier pattern anvil. 

Likely the stampings have worn away with the rust. 

Before you try to fix it, try using it as is since there looks to be a lot of face plate left over the sweet spot. 

[Caleb1100]

14 minutes ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

Welcome from the Ozark mountains. About the only thing I can tell you about your anvil is it's a Farriers pattern. If you do decide to try and repair it this is the only system proven to work.

http://www.anvilmag.com/smith/anvilres.htm

Thanks! I’m guessing the horn “swell” must help with horseshoes somehow, but I never would have guessed that. But a search of “farrier anvil” shows a bunch that look really similar. 
And I’ve read that repair article a few times already. Now I’m just going to try and eliminate the possibility that I’ll need to use nickel rods first. 

8 minutes ago, Daswulf said:

"Looks" like a Trenton or Hay Budden farrier pattern anvil. 

Likely the stampings have worn away with the rust. 

Before you try to fix it, try using it as is since there looks to be a lot of face plate left over the sweet spot. 

Thanks! I’m thinking the same thing. I’ve used it a couple of times without any issues working around the damaged area, but I’m not planning on getting rid of it, so at some point I’m sure I’ll fix it

[TWISTEDWILLOW]

X2 it’s a Trenton or a hay budden farriers pattern,

[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

It does appear the base has the Trenton caplet indent in picture 10 down.

[Daswulf]

Trentons tend to be a longer sleeker design while Hay Budden tends to be more "thick" looking. The horn on this one looks Hay buddenish while the rest looks Trentonish to me. Both good brands in my opinion.

Some anvils from any brand could have had flaws or could have been abused. 

[ThomasPowers]

The missing face plate indicates that it is NOT a single piece cast anvil; but had a tool steel face forge welded on it.  Note that some Arm and Hammer anvils also had a caplet indent in the base.  I have one clearly stamped with the caplet.  Postman thought that the two anvil manufacturers in Columbus OH may have swapped bases when one needed and not on hand.