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Speaking of small Fishers, here's a couple cuties.... The hard to find #0 on the bottom, and sitting on top, the super-rare Fisher #00. Even on these small ones you can still see the steel plate cast line extending out to the horn.

Both.

This is a 34 pound pattern. Several different firms made them in the early 1900's. Some marked with manufacturer's name, some not. Some were high quality cast steel, some cheap cast iron, but all the same pattern. PM sent to your inbox...

Here's another one you don't come across everyday. 650# Columbian anvil with a Columbian mini riding on the horn.... :-)

Finally got to pick up that 8-1/8" Fisher double screw vise. She's a beast, guessing 225#? It appears to be unused! The threads are perfect aside from a little surface rust, and I can't really find any use on the jaws. I'm going to clean it up and get her back to the original glory.... :-)

Not a Peter Wright at all. For sure Swedish, I think I can see the "SISCO SUPERIOR" stamp to the upper left of the weight stamp. Sisco was formed in 1907, they had offices in New York and New Orleans, the two biggest ports for incoming Swedish shipments. Sisco was a rebranded Soderfors...

Good luck! If you see any Trenton or Arm&Hammer anvils in this collection, PLEASE take closeup pictures of the side logo stamp, and of the serial number on the front foot under the horn! Every new entry example in the logo database helps fill in all the gaps! Might help to take a wire brush...

Wonderful American. Weight stamped on the side under the logo, do I see 56#? Sent you a PM.... Actually American was in business at least into 1915. Not everything in AIA is accurate. There's a couple different versions of the American stamp. One has an oval border around the lettering...

Sand- It was made in 1941, the stamp is on the side. Imagine what was going on in England when this was made!! She was a war horse! I got this from England with several others in a large shipment. ;-)

Here's one that doesn't come up every day.... 45" long, 586# John Brooks portsmouth pattern. :)

Post it here if you like, several anvil geeks frequent many different sites.... ;-)

This Trenton had been repaired at the waist. Later Trentons were indeed arc welded at the waist, but that is not a factory job. Trentons, more than any other brand, had some anvils break at the waist. It may have been a good repair job, and that anvil could easily last another 100 years.

I've not seen a Fisher that large without the eagle logo on the side. Is there a date on it?

All three of these Hay Budden Acmes are within 200 serial numbers:

Tejass, do you have a serial number for your Trenton Acme? That Hay Budden picture from Iforgeiron is my anvil.... :-) I've been tracking ACME serial numbers for both Trenton and HB as well. Trenton ACME's are often "overstamped" like yours where the ACME stamp is applied right on top of the...

Trenton had 7 different U.S. manufacturing logo stamps (as of now), and a few more versions for the early forged Trentons from Germany. I haven't put out any info on all the logos yet. Still collecting examples to fill in the database. Slow going....

Tarnished- thanks for the pics!! That serial number would be the 1915 according to Anvils In America. That is the fourth style of logo stamp used in U.S. manufacturing, and for some reason I have the hardest time finding a good clean version of that stamp... The numbers on the left are the...

Perfect! Thanks! There is no "1" as a leading digit in your serial number. It is 65236 or 65266, tough to say exactly which. I can be sure of this from the style of cast base in your last picture. They didn't switch to the later style of cast base until a short time after yours. Your anvil...

Reversepolarity, Could you please take a closeup picture of the logo stamp on the side, and another of the serial number on the foot? Beyond what is in A.I.A., I have a Trenton logo stamp database going (as well as A&H), Trenton used several different styles of stamps through their years...

yup, that is Swedish steel in your Columbian. That huge HB did not really sell for $14k, the buyer backed out and claimed his high-bid amount was off by decimal points. :headscrat But it did sell after being relisted with "best offer" being an option. Only the seller and buyer know for sure...