November 4, 201015 yr Hello all, I am new to the site and a newbie at blacksmith work. So my brother helped out getting a nice old buffalo forge and some miscellaneous hammers, and a pretty nice Hay Budden anvil. I would love to know a little more about it if anyone can help me out. I have been perusing the othe anvil posts, and would like to clean it up a little, and put it to work. I have read on here to wirewheel it and put some Johnsons paste wax on it. Is that the best way to go? Anvil Serial number is:65530 it could be 65332 or 65330. Couple of the numbers are hard to read. There is also a number 8 stamped sideways under the horn. The weight markings (I assume they are weight markings) are 1 7 0. It seems like that should be 170 pounds, there is no way they can be the same as the English markins, that would make it almost 300 pounds. After reading on here I am pretty excited about this anvil. Might need to get it a new stump though. Thanks all, hopefully I will be posting up some forged projects soon.
November 5, 201015 yr mnt, according to Anvils In America by Richard Postman your anvil was made in 1901.
November 5, 201015 yr Hello all, I am new to the site and a newbie at blacksmith work. So my brother helped out getting a nice old buffalo forge and some miscellaneous hammers, and a pretty nice Hay Budden anvil. I would love to know a little more about it if anyone can help me out. I have been perusing the othe anvil posts, and would like to clean it up a little, and put it to work. I have read on here to wirewheel it and put some Johnsons paste wax on it. Is that the best way to go? Anvil Serial number is:65530 it could be 65332 or 65330. Couple of the numbers are hard to read. There is also a number 8 stamped sideways under the horn. The weight markings (I assume they are weight markings) are 1 7 0. It seems like that should be 170 pounds, there is no way they can be the same as the English markins, that would make it almost 300 pounds. After reading on here I am pretty excited about this anvil. Might need to get it a new stump though. Thanks all, hopefully I will be posting up some forged projects soon.The weight mark is on the side under the logo and is in lbs. The 8 under the horn is a inspectors stamp. Ken.
November 5, 201015 yr 1901, sweet. Thanks for looking that up. I snapped a few pics, and should have them posted this afternoon. 170 pounds sounds good, 1901 is awesome, but who was number 8? Thanks again.
November 5, 201015 yr Author 170 pounds sounds good, 1901 is awesome, but who was number 8? They called him MR. Inspector. :P
November 5, 201015 yr "1 7 0....there is no way they can be the same as the English markings, that would make it almost 300 pounds." Not to mention that the center number cannot be greater than "3" in the CWT system! (It's for quarter hundredweights and so can only be 0,1,2,3 as 4 quarters would increment the first number) But as mentioned American made anvils are generally weight stamped in pounds.
November 6, 201015 yr Thanks again, makes sense on the middle number. Here are a few pics of it, if I can get them uploaded. I still need to get it cleaned up, and then put it to work.
November 6, 201015 yr Hey all. I've got a Hey-Budden, marked serial # 13717, 110 lbs marked in roman numerals on the underside. Any ideas on its approximate value and its date of manufacture?
November 6, 201015 yr Author 13717 was made in 1894. AIA pg 303. Price depends on where you are located. I paid around $2.25p/lb for my 185# HB and $60.00 for the 105# HB. Are you wanting to sell it!?!
November 6, 201015 yr :) I think this one will be a keeper. Thanks for the SPEEDY response though!!!!
November 9, 201015 yr I just bought a #114 Hay-Budden serial number is A17956 can anyone tell me the year? Thanks!
December 26, 201015 yr 225 lb, #218768. Bought from a ranch outside Burkeville Texas 30 years ago for $100.
December 26, 201015 yr Author 225 lb, #218768. Bought from a ranch outside Burkeville Texas 30 years ago for $100. I'll give you $200.00 for it now! Shoot, that's doubling your money + 30yrs of use!! Your anvil was made in 1914, AIA page 303. And you are only about 3 hour south of me, how bout I drive down on Monday to pick it up? Opps, noticed you are now in Baton Rouge,LA....Oh well....
December 26, 201015 yr Numbers are 209102. Was told it was made in 1913. Honestly does not matter to me when it was made. It's a wonderful anvil. Would not take love nor money for it. The push rods were replaced with rr spikes. Seems to work well for what I do with it.
December 31, 201015 yr Hello, Can anyone tell me how old my Hay Budden anvil is that I am repairing ? Serial number, 105808.
December 31, 201015 yr Hello, Can anyone tell me how old my Hay Budden anvil is that I am repairing ? Serial number, 105808. 1905 according to Anvils in America
December 31, 201015 yr Author Hello, Can anyone tell me how old my Hay Budden anvil is that I am repairing ? Serial number, 105808. WHOA!! how bad of shape is it in??? Show us some pictures BEFORE you do anything. Been many anvil messed up by "repairing" them. Not that you are uncapable, but there's quite a bit of work and you need to be knowledgable of the processes to do it correctly. Hope I haven't offended you but I see that you are new here and well....
December 31, 201015 yr Hello again, This anvil is in pretty bad shape, but I like a challenge in things. I am new to the forum, but I have resurfaced 6 anvils with success so far. I am using Rob Grunter's method, except I run 965g hardfacing instead.
December 31, 201015 yr Author WOW dude! that one definitely qualifies! Would really enjoy seeing the results when complete. When you do so could you start a new thread showing pictures as you progress through the process. Robb's procedure is your best choice, IMO. Oh, BTW, Welcome to IFI. Didn't greet you last night but we are glad you are here and look forward from seeing some of your work and reading your post. Good luck with your "little" project! :P
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