warthog02 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Hi all, I've had this colonial for a while and I'm dead set on trying to discover it's maker. It's about 190 lbs, has no cutting shelf so is pre 1780 at the latest, though I feel is much older. The only suggestive mark I have found so far is right above the fifth foot which, if anything, I believe would be a 3 or an S. A 3 could be reasonable, with a hundred weight of possible 1.3.x. But it could also be and S, maybe stamped crooked, which according to Postman would make it a very early mouse hole. Other points of interest are how out of line the horn is, how on the opposite side of the fifth foot it is very reminiscent of church windows, and the face plate which appears to use two separate pieces. It looks very similar to a fifth foot anvil featured in AIA with an S above the fifth foot, except for how rounded over my anvils fifth foot is. Let me know if yall have any insights on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 To the maker? Not particularly, but as to bringing out difficult to see marks - try tilting it and wiping a thin layer of white powder across each surface of the anvil. Baby powder used to work very well for this; I haven't tried it with the new stuff yet, but I've done it with flour when I had nothing else. It often brought out marks that I couldn't see even with a clean surface and added detail to marks that were unclear. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojo Pedro Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Good luck. It is a beauty regardless, great shape for its age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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