Need Help With Anvil Identification ?

[wcemail]

A recent barn find (literally) that was covered in rust.
The anvil is marked with the letter "C" within a triangle.
Directly beneath the "C" is the logo. On the opposite side
of the logo there is either the numeral "0" or the letter "O."
According to my bathroom scales the anvil weighs 116 pounds.
The anvil measures 23 inches from the tip of the horn to the
opposite end of the face. I have two other hundred pounders
and they measure 20 inches.

I do not know what the logo symbol is suppose to be so any
help with the logo will be appreciated.

The 4 photos show the anvil after a quick soda blasting and a
wipe down with liquid wrench.

Any and all help will be appreciated and thank you for looking.

Warren

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Looks like a Columbian. They are good anvils and it is always nice when you can "find" any anvil. Ed.

 

[drivesitfar]

WCE: nice find and i second that it might be a Columbian brand anvil.

 

[1982fxr]

Another vote for columbian. Weren't they some kind of not so common steel or something?

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Columbian anvils are made of solid cast steel and manufactured in Ohio. Cast anvils can be of very high quality and many anvil makers including Soderfors and West produced cast anvils. Many other anvil brands were manufactured by forging wrought iron to form the body of the anvil and adding a hardened steel plate which was forge welded to the face. Cast anvils are generally very tough and can not delaminate as they are homogenous. They also tend to ring like a bell when struck which can be deafening. Fortunately if bedded in silicon or lead the ringing can be dramatically reduced. Ed.

 

[wcemail]

You are exactly right!
Thank you very much.
After a Googling this is what I found:

Manufactured by Columbian hardware Company, Cleveland, OH. Original photo supplied by Mike Cook.
The Columbian Hardware Co. was located in Cleveland OH and made blacksmiths anvils from about 1905 to 1925. After that they distributed a Swedish made version of their anvil for about 2 years. During that time and until the 1990's they sold a small 10 pound bench or "craft" anvil as well as the famous Columbain ductile iron vises. Columbian anvils were a top quality cast steel anvil with a machined and heat treated face.

Columbian marked their anvils and vises with the C inside an upside down recessed triangle. They advertised that the base was always the same width and the anvil height for stability.

 

[wcemail]

Yep!
It is a Columbian.
Thank you very much.

I did go the artist website that made the Buffalo. His work is unbelievable and awesome.
I have his site saved to share with others.

I found the following on an Anvil web site:
Manufactured by Columbian hardware Company, Cleveland, OH. Original photo supplied by Mike Cook.
The Columbian Hardware Co. was located in Cleveland OH and made blacksmiths anvils from about 1905 to 1925. After that they distributed a Swedish made version of their anvil for about 2 years. During that time and until the 1990's they sold a small 10 pound bench or "craft" anvil as well as the famous Columbain ductile iron vises. Columbian anvils were a top quality cast steel anvil with a machined and heat treated face.

Columbian marked their anvils and vises with the C inside an upside down recessed triangle. They advertised that the base was always the same width and the anvil height for stability.

 

[wcemail]

Yep, Columbian wins the vote.
Thank you very much.

I found the following about Columbian anvils:
Manufactured by Columbian hardware Company, Cleveland, OH. Original photo supplied by Mike Cook.
The Columbian Hardware Co. was located in Cleveland OH and made blacksmiths anvils from about 1905 to 1925. After that they distributed a Swedish made version of their anvil for about 2 years. During that time and until the 1990's they sold a small 10 pound bench or "craft" anvil as well as the famous Columbain ductile iron vises. Columbian anvils were a top quality cast steel anvil with a machined and heat treated face.

Columbian marked their anvils and vises with the C inside an upside down recessed triangle. They advertised that the base was always the same width and the anvil height for stability.