Zardoz Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Hello! I picked up this anvil last year after using a loaned Peter Wright for a couple of years. It has great rebound and I'm quite happy with it after forging several blades. The face is straight and square. Attached are the photos from when I first picked it up and cleaned it. It has a lot of pitting which obscured the markings. In the photos you may be able to see a partial ARRAN or ARRAM which I am guessing to be what is left of 'WARRANTED'. There was another straight line of horizontal text above that but it has long since faded. Under the horn is stamped a number '6'. Hay Budden, Henry Wright? Trenton? Any ideas on the maker and age? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Welcome from the Ozark mountains. It might help to know where in the world you are located. It looks like a very good anvil to me and if it passes the ring & rebound test it really doesn't matter who made it. I hope you have read about not doing any grinding, milling or welding on it's hardened steel face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Thank you, I am very happy with it, no modifications intended or needed. It is a keeper, I'm just curious as to when and where it was made. Updated location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I don't think it's a Hay Budden as there is no indication of a serial number on the front foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 I was thinking the same thing. The overall shape seems to be very similar to HB anvils and I read somewhere that the number 6 under the horn is a common HB marking. Does anyone know if the Hay Budden hardware store brands all have serial numbers just like the HB branded ones? I may unmount it and try to clean the base a bit more. Well, maybe not today, it's 21f out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave51B Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 The thin heel kinda looks like my Arm and Hammer. Bring itover and we will check it out. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Dave, you may have already seen this anvil, it was on FB marketplace last year at the trailer doctor in New Winchester. He said a couple of very knowledgeable guys looked at it. At the time he wanted a lot for it. I grabbed it when he lowered the price. Gary Dave, it certainly does have the shape of an Arm & Hammer by the look of some photos out there. The possible marking of "warranted" on the side is on a few anvil brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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