Poor quality photo from seller but picking this up Saturday. No pritchel hole so before 1830. Mousehole style pointed feet. Handling hole on each side.

It looks like a fine example of a colonial anvil and you have listed everything shown in the picture.  Did the seller say how much it weighs? Might help to know where in the world you are located.

10 hours ago, Irondragon ForgeClay Works said:

It looks like a fine example of a colonial anvil and you have listed everything shown in the picture.  Did the seller say how much it weighs? Might help to know where in the world you are located.

I've been told around 80lbs. I located in SE Pennsylvania.

Where in SE PA you at? I'm in Upper Bucks, in Quakertown. My shop is always open for visits.

Steve

Lower bucks, Yardley to be specific. Id love to visit. 

Cool. I'll shoot you a PM.

Steve

Picked the anvil up today. Paid $400 for it. Only real visible marking was a "20" on the side toward the right. Weighs 100lb. Definitely deceiving size for its weight. Great shape for its age. I found a larger very similar looking anvil online.  Link removed

Kept looking for markings and finally figured out it's stone weight. It's marked "0" "3" "20" so 104lbs. The 3 was difficult to see. I finally got a copy of Anvils in America and it seems to have similar shape to some in there. I'll wire brush to see if anything else is hiding.

 

Super nice looking. Looks to have little wear. 

Have you forged on it yet? Would love to see more pictures.

I have on photo of it right now. I'll take more later.

Edited February 8, 20233 yr by Mod30
Remove Excessive quote

Little cleanup later, confirmed mousehole 

Nice find.  If you'd like more info on Mousehole anvils and the forge, I highly recommend the book Mousehole Forge by Richard Postman.  It goes into the history and manufacture of Mousehole anvils...great reading.  Every Mousehole anvil owner should have a copy.

Ordered the book along with Anvils in America as soon as I bought it as i figured it was a mousehole.

Good move!