Garage sale score

[Hop2it]

I went to a garage sale and I got a snapon v-21a valve adj. wrench,a snapon ratchet for a breaker bar a pair of proto vice grips a cyl hone a body dolly an aaooga horn but best of all a peter wright anvil it weighs 149lbs, the whole deal was $110.00
I will try to get some pictures loaded
Doug

 

[Hop2it]

I was only able to post 1picture with my IPad so here is another one.also I wasn't able to find out what the #6697 and the letter B on the anvil any help would be appreciated
Thanks much Doug

 

[drivesitfar]

can you post a few more pictures of the anvil? top and all sides. by the way who anymore pics up an anvil at a garage sale? shoot me pictures of yours and i'll post a few of mine your thread of my PW 146 pounder.

nice finds

 

[nine4gmc]

****< **** **** ****

 

[Hop2it]

Here are more pictures,well again only one picture showed up I'll try again
Doug

 

[beatcad]

yup, your a lucky sombitch.
I just might pay that for the anvil alone.

 

[Hop2it]

One more

 

[bigcaddy]

The logo is a bit obscured but i'm going with pre 1880s for that anvil. If other members on here don't chime in by the weekend, i could figure out a fairly exact date of manufacture by the logo.

 

[PFSard]

Talk about cheap money. Gotta love those yard sales. You ****.

 

[drivesitfar]

your PW is newer than 1880's to i think 1920's range. I had them memorized at one time, but that is close. with the England stamp on it under the Patent under the Peter Wright name is where the dates are figured out from.

i had this one that is close to yours in size and age that one of my clients is using to make Steampunk type lighting. pictures attached

It looks like it might have about a 3 or 4 inch crack on the edge alongside the hardy hole. does it or is that just the picture? any other cracks, welds or issues that you see or know of?

also did you drop an inch round steel ball on it from about 6 inches above it onto the face and see if it bounces up about that far?

just don't used any pounding on it with cold steel because anvils are for heated metal. cold steel you should pound on an old piece of RR track.

good find

 

[organ]

The anvil alone was worth $350-400!

Nice to see one go for less than antique price...

 

[bluebolt]

You quintuple ****!
From practical machinist
"Hundredweight =112 lbs.
Second position is 1/4 of hundredweight.
Third position is straight Lbs."

So your 1 1 9 should be 112 + 28 + 9 or 149 pounds.

 

[Flatland Dave]

Yea, that is a You **** deal there.

 

[bluebolt]

Also I believe since it has "made in England" it is post 1910.

 

[woody 73]

Major suckage...just major suckage, yes indeed who picks up a killer deal on an anvil at a garage sale.; baby clothes, old beer cans, a few car parts, some tools, but a freaking anvil...

 

[BJ42LX]

Hop2it,

Where did you find the sale? Advertised online or just a garage sale you found in your travels?

I went to a couple sales in the area this weekend. I need to know the circumstances of how I missed the anvil. Oh, the pain!

Great score, btw.

 

[Hop2it]

I was driving home from taking the dogs for a walk in the woods and saw the sign and knowing the area that there was 2 houses on the street 1 was a repair garage owner that closed about 1972or 73.it was his daughter and son in law that had the sale.I just arrived at the right time.

 

[Hop2it]

your PW is newer than 1880's to i think 1920's range. I had them memorized at one time, but that is close. with the England stamp on it under the Patent under the Peter Wright name is where the dates are figured out from.

i had this one that is close to yours in size and age that one of my clients is using to make Steampunk type lighting. pictures attached

It looks like it might have about a 3 or 4 inch crack on the edge alongside the hardy hole. does it or is that just the picture? any other cracks, welds or issues that you see or know of?

also did you drop an inch round steel ball on it from about 6 inches above it onto the face and see if it bounces up about that far?


just don't used any pounding on it with cold steel because anvils are for heated metal. cold steel you should pound on an old piece of
good find

I noticed a lot of areas not finished off as nice as I would have liked but they are underneath.the spot by the hardy hole looks solid and tight, I haven't found a steer ball to try the bounce test yet.I will post some pictures.
doug

 

[Hop2it]

One more underneath the hardy hole

 

[drivesitfar]

is that a crack or just a score mark from having been around for 100 years? it's pretty heavy so not everybody can move those correctly and somewhere along those years somebody might have dropped it.

if you do drop a steel ball on it i'm guessing you will hear a very nice ring and not a thud.

Just an FYI. some of the old anvils popping up were in fires and have no rebound left in them so always check that part along with welds, cracks and rough spots. most of the users will like a perfectly flat surface on top and edges too if possible, but a few nicks might be sanded or even milled off.

good score and rewards for getting a little exercise and walking your furry friend. I gotta know how you carried that anvil the rest of the way home or did you buy a hand truck too?