Greetings, Recently I was cleaning out my garage and found and Hay-budden anvil stowed away in a Cubby hole between the wall studs. From more research found out this anvil was my grandfathers that my mom inherited after his death and now it is mine, Mom passed away also. My grandfather was an iron worker in the Bay Area (calif) over 65 years ago , and I have no idea about anvils and I seeking more information on a Hay-Budden anvil. On the front it has Hay-budden , Brooklyn new york stamped on it and lower it has the number that looks like 701 but probably are 101 and on lower left side there are numbers 7478 stamped . Any information anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Welcome from the Ozark mountains

The 101 would be the weight in pounds when it was made and the 7478 on the foot would be the serial number, which will tell when it was made. If someone has a copy of Anvils in America, they can tell you the date it was made. I lost my copy of the Hay Budden dates when my old lap top crashed.

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Thank you