Need help with anvil ID

[Mr. Wonderful]

I picked up this anvil for $20. it has a logo on the side but it's almost obliterated. It looks like it may be a diamond shape logo and I think I can see a a couple of the letters. Its about 80lbs. there are a few numbers stamped into the base as well. Do these mean anything?

Thanks

 

[Fierljeppen]

Agree with ssdave, I believe it's a Trenton anvil. A Google search should provide you with an ample information about your anvil. It goes way back to The Trenton Vise & Tool Works, as well as The Van Wagoner & Williams Hardware Co, The Columbian Hardware Co. and The Columbus Forge and Iron Co.

I feel a little vulnerable to start collecting a few anvils and Trenton would certainly be on my list. Nice find!

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Wow that was fast! Thank you! Any idea what those numbers stamped into the base mean?

 

[Stuart in MN]

No one has said it yet, but $20 for an 80 lb anvil? You ****.

 

[Shiftless]

No one has said it yet, but $20 for an 80 lb anvil? You ****.

I second the motion.
You could probably resell it for $300 or more.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I have my dad to thank for the find. I didnt think it would be worth nearly that much! I thought $1-2lb was the going rate!

 

[Jayman17]

I have my dad to thank for the find. I didnt think it would be worth nearly that much! I thought $1-2lb was the going rate!

Nope, not around here, way more than that. That's definitely a u **** find.

Jay

 

[Shiftless]

Here is an 82 pound Trenton that recently sold on eBay for $365
There’s a good chance somebody paid big bucks for shipping on top of that.

 

[Bopbop]

You lucky dog. I see rough ones going for 5 dollars a pound. Great buy

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Jeez I thought the value might be way down on mine because of the damage around the pritchet hole and hardy hole but that one looks about the same. Is Trenton up there with Hay Budden and Mouse hole forge as far as quallity? Ive heard of those before but not Trenton.

 

[Shiftless]

You lucky dog. I see rough ones going for 5 dollars a pound. Great buy

Yes, Mr. W. paid 25 CENTS per pound.

I paid more than .25/lb. for my chunk of railroad rail and thought I got a good deal.


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[Mr. Wonderful]

Yes, Mr. W. paid 25 CENTS per pound.

I paid more than .25/lb. for my chunk of railroad rail and thought I got a good deal.


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That's funny, I've been using a chunk of railroad rail I paid $20 for as well.