UAT serial numbers

[Larks]

I am wondering if anyone has found any references for UAT 'Usines et Acieries Allard a Turnhout’ anvil serial numbers?

I’ve done the usual searches, including using the “site:iforgeiron.com” search and I’ve seen a number of references to UAT serial numbers but no actual results or any indication of what the serial numbers may indicate.

In  my case I have a 225kg (actually weighs in at 236kg) UAT that I’m interested in finding a little more about, if there is any more to be found about it.

The serial number is 5288

Any thoughts or snippets of information would be very much appreciated.

[gewoon ik]

I will ask around. 

[Larks]

Thankyou Gewoon. 

 

[ShoreB]

Larks, can you provide some of your thoughts on the anvil?  

[Larks]

'A bit early to be able to tell you much yet Shore, I need to get it mounted on a decent base and move some metal on it before I could really say anything meaningful about it.

It seems to have quite good rebound (using a ball-bearing) throughout, even sitting on the makeshift trolly that it’s on at the moment, the surface and edges are still in nice condition and overall I’m pretty impressed with it so far.

I do have a log that I’ve started shaping for the base but my 450mm chainsaw bar is a bit shorter than the log is (was) round so I’m having to sneak up on it a bit. I hope to have that squared off and flattened both ends today so that I can mount the anvil and start working on it.

 

 

[Rojo Pedro]

She is a beauty!  I love that shape when the horn and face are on the same plain. And its huge.

[Larks]

A bit of a bump on this one - 'any thoughts on UAT serial numbers?

[ShoreB]

Have you contacted their new owner?  

https://www.allard-europe.com/en/our-company.html

[Larks]

I have Shore but with no answer. I tried emailing them back in October but I’ll try them again with a follow up.

[Frosty]

It's been my experience that emailing large companies to answer questions not related to buying large quantities of their product is almost always ghosted. It can be more expensive but a telephone call to the head guy usually gets his secretary and the secretaries are the people who keep businesses running and if you aren't wasting their time are polite they can almost always get you answers pretty quickly.

Frosty The Lucky.

[gewoon ik]

https://www.forum-outils-anciens.com/t14091-Datation-d-une-enclume.htm

Not your anvil, but some one said, try searching in french.

Those guys can maybe help you. They ask for pictures, so it seems better you go there direct.