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Can anyone identify this anvil please?


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Hi all,

I'm not a blacksmith but i've recently found this anvil in the undergrowth whilst cleaning up around an old workshop i'm planning to rebuild.

There are no visible markings, not sure of its weight other than two men cannot lift it and it's in North Wales, UK.

Would anyone happen to know what type or make it is?

 

Many thanks

Anvil 2.JPEG

Anvil 3.JPEG

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Welcome from the Ozark Mountains. U.S.A.

What a great find. I'm sure some of the members who live in the UK will be able to ID it for you.

It looks like there is a logo or name of the Manufacture on the picture of the side, but I can't make it out. If you have a wire wheel on an angle grinder it may show up better once the years of exposure to the elements has taken a toll that will be easy to clean off. Please do not do any milling, grinding or welding on it as that will do more harm than good.

I can't control the wind, all I can do is adjust my sail’s.~ Semper Paratus

 

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I would tend to agree - a light wire wheeling with a non-knotted brush might make it easier, although whatever those striations are don't help. You might also try tilting it a little and rubbing a white powder on the side - baby powder works well, to bring out faint marks. If you get us the numbers (I couldn't read them either through the striations) should be able to tell you the weight - most likely is the old hundredweight units of measurement.

It's a lovely find and on initial view appears to be in good shape. I also concur - you don't want to grind that or use a flap disc to clean it up. They frequently have a thin hardface on top that a grinding wheel can damage or destroy.

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Never heard of Archimedes eh? There are less destructive ways to clean up rust, Naval Jelly to start with. A DC power source and electrolyte works without leaving a black finish.

Frosty The Lucky.

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