Anvil Id

[mdale]

Got a barn find anvil that is need some info on. I can make out the words wright and 1018 on it, any info will help and what kind of price do they go for and how to clean it up or restore it?

 

[mdale]

 

[mdale]

 

[RivennHewn]

Peter Wright

Don't bother cleaning or restoring.

A real blacksmith will want to do that himself.

 

[mdale]

It was my grandpa's and hope it get it if my uncle don't want it, so I would not be getting rid of just wondering on the price.

 

[RivennHewn]

What does it weigh?

 

[justtools]

You have what looks like a very nice Peter Wright anvil. The numbers on the bottom is the weight in the british system or hundred weights. The first 1 is 112 lbs the second number is quarter hundred weight or 28 lbs. so 0 on that and the last number is just lbs up to 28 so 18 is what yours is stamped. Add it up and you have 112 plus 18 for a total of 130 lbs for the anvil. As for the value that varies alot on condition and weather or not the individual is buying or selling. If the face is nice and flat, edges crisp. no cracks, has a good ring tone the value of that anvil is 350 to 450. Now if the anvil edges are poor the top is not flat. The Anvil would need a rebuild to be useable. So a 100 is the fair price. The peter Wrights are a very well respected anvil Company. They are becoming harder to find. If you can use it, Keep it. If you decide to sell it PM me. I always have room for a good anvil.

 

[mdale]

Thanks for the info

 

[drivesitfar]

i do agree that at one time the anvil was 130 pounds and might still be close to that amount. hard to tell the value without seeing all sides or the top though.

it is maybe 1850's to 1880's since it doesn't have the England stamp under the Patent on you Peter Wright anvil. can you post more pictures and maybe a few with a straight edge on the top from end to end and side to side?

do you have a steel ball and if you can drop it on the top of the anvil and it bounces back you have one that is still in great shape to use by a blacksmith.

it has all the signs of being a nice anvil from the pictures you posted.