February 27Feb 27 I have had this anvil since my Dad passed away and have no info about is except I THINK it MIGHT be a Hay Budden or Peter Wright but I could be wrong, I was once before. My Dad got it from my Great Uncle and he bought it from his Grand Father at some time. I got the anvil, forge blower, post vice and the two piece thing the coal box sits on and the blower pipe fits onto. Thanks for any info. PICTURES ARE COMING, THEY ARE ON ANOTHER COMPUTER
February 27Feb 27 Author It weighs 186 lbs, I know it has a chunk missing from the top plate could someone have beat it that hard? The bottom is concave and I have cleaned that up also. And old guy that did a lot of metal work back in the 1960's told me that it could have had the top half (waist up) replaced at one time.
February 28Feb 28 Author Weight is actually 118 lbs. I don't have any explanation where the 186 lbs came from except for a brain f*^t. Steve...........
February 28Feb 28 Hi Steve. From my experience with the weight and serial number it looks like either hay Budden or Trenton. The weld look at the waist is off as usually those have a solid steel upper when clearly yours has a steel faceplate. Repair or early cleanup?
February 28Feb 28 Good Morning 3/8th, I can name that Anvil, It is 'Your Anvil'. Yes it is not a Baby, but it will be able to tell you a lot of stories. You just have to be friendly with it and introduce your Hammer to it. Maybe even give it/her/him a Name. Something better than 'My Anvil'!! 'GGA' (Great Grandpa's A..........). It may look a little Tired, but, I'll bet it still has lots of Life in it!! I have see quite a few Anvils that have been welded at the Waist. It doesn't seem to affect their rebound. Enjoy her/him/it (LOL) Neil
February 28Feb 28 It looks like there may be markings on one side that are obscured by chisel marks and the like. You might try rubbing it with chalk or talcum powder or the like to see if you can bring out the markings a bit.
March 1Mar 1 Author What is that first character on the foot? It looks kinda like a T with a roof on it. Looks like ? 0. 2003 I'll try some chalk on it and the side to see what will show up if anything. Does it look like it has been rewelded at the waist? Steve...........
April 10Apr 10 Hi Steve, That's a Trenton anvil - forged in Columbus, Ohio. The weight and serial number are stamped under the horn on the front foot. Looks like it was 120lbs when it was forged, and the serial number looks to be A92003 (maybe)? Trentons from that era were 3 pieces: the lower half is cast mild steel, the upper half is forged wrought iron, and there is a face of high carbon steel forge welded onto the wrought iron body with a steam hammer. The base and the body are arc welded together - that's why it looks to be repaired. That faceplate would've been around 3/8" to 1/2" thick when it was welded on. That thing has seen some work! That corner probably popped off during use and it was still used afterwards. Trentons are neat because you can see the steam hammer forging marks underneath the heel in 5th photo. The cross marks are from the edges of the dies that were used to draw out the heel. Hope this info helps. Wyatt
April 26Apr 26 Author Thanks Wyatt that's the info I was looking for. Cool info too. Is there any way to determine the age from the serial number? Steve...........
April 27Apr 27 A quick google search for Trenton Anvil Serial Numbers yielded this page: https://www.watersironworks.com/trenton-anvils/ There are other sources, but this one looks pretty good.
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