Show me your ANVIL

[hoyt]

This belonged to my grandfather, an engineer for the Missouri Pacific who retired in the 1960s. I've used it since the 70s. I have his pocketwatch as well.

 

[broncorick]

I was a farrier for 10 years all through college. My anvil (I will get a picture) came out of a deep shaft coal mine in Indiana and was used there to shoe the mine mules. Cast steel, shows its age but still good. Have a 50# one from harbor freight I use as well.

 

[jaker10]

Asked about a 150 lb. Vulcan I bought and never posted pictures. I bought it for $150.00 sold it 2 days later for $200.00 and bought a 150 lb. Trenton for $150.00. Turns out the Trenton dates to 1899.

 

[joe.striper]

Out in the hinterlands of PA i went to see a vise and found this 112 lb Peter Wright. Paid $150 which I think is OK. My first anvil...

 

[Outlawmws]

which I think is OK

Joe, you know you ****...

 

[jpickar]

Joe, you know you ****...

Yea Joe, you ****!!

 

[MacTexas]

If the anvil weights 150 lbs how much did the vice weigh.

 

[joe.striper]

If the anvil weights 150 lbs how much did the vice weigh.

Vice weighs 135. Its funny, in the pics the anvil looks puny. It is just the right size. I hope i can keep it. The determining factor is if my wife finds out.

Anvil weighs 112.

 

[Outlawmws]

Duck, is it because of the landscape? Try keeping the phone vertical for a portrait

 

[joe.striper]

Out in the hinterlands of PA i went to see a vise and found this 112 lb Peter Wright. Paid $150 which I think is OK. My first anvil...

a little WD 40 later...

 

[2oolhound]

I picked up this little guy at a flea market for $5. Saw one on the 1st page of this thread identifying it as HF. aughhh! It looked too old for a china import.



I picked up this nice record anvil at the same place.



It's still got the paint on it, I think it's NOS.

This 10.5" x 10.5" x 1.75" piece of steel mounted on an 8" X 8" timber serves as my main anvil until I can find a real one and get into blacksmithing. Maybe some day.



Here's another view of my Record from the other side ; )

 

[balane]

I just dragged this ******* home. I say ******* because I had to lift it out of the trunk all by myself. It's 30" long and tops out more than my 200 pound shipping scale can handle so I don't know the exact weight. 250 at least is my guess. I need to clean it up and see if I can get any info on it. I'm no anvil expert but it seems to have a nice ring and rebound to it. Too big for me though, my current anvil is fine, so I'm going to be selling it after I get it cleaned up and inspected.

.

 

[joe.striper]

OK, not an anvil but I didn't know where else to post this. Small portable forge. Rivet forge? Is it as cool as I think it is?

Just picked it up. I think I'll do a full restore and then let it loose.

 

[joe.striper]

Just picked this up. Peter Wright, 177 lbs. Great stump. Nice rebound and tone. One side is excellent other has been worked but still nice.

 

[bagged89s10]

Here's my small anvil.



I think it's a MILWAUKEE No.300 V58 ANVIL 8 lb 5.6 ozs 8-3/8" LONG 4" HIGH 2" WIDE

Saw the same one on eBay. Does anyone know how old it might be?


~Veeps

 

[bagged89s10]

Just picked this up. Peter Wright, 177 lbs. Great stump. Nice rebound and tone. One side is excellent other has been worked but still nice.

Nice find Joe


~Veeps

 

[Tarnished]

Picked up this little guy at a local auction this weekend, and was hoping someone may be able to date it for me.

It is an "ACME" brand, and weigh is 100#. S/N of A 4431 (best I can make out)
It is marked with the weight on the left foot and has the S/N on the right (looking down horn)

My understanding at this point is that ACME was sold through Sears, and were manufactured by Hay Buden, and Trenton.
From the foot stampings on mine it is most likely a Trenton.
Can anyone give me a time frame?

 

[Outlawmws]

I think most of the Acme Anvils were made and sold in the era of the heyday of Warner Brothers cartoons, and used in the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote series although a sprinkling were used in other toons. Very few survived, as most were lost in deep impact holes in the desert.

 

[mslisaj]

This is an old Henry Wright 137 pounder. I felt lucky to get it and it has a great rebound. I don't use it enough but I always wanted one. Collecting the tools and hammers is a fun part of it too. I used an old log for the base but it wasn't quite high enough to use comfortably. So I mounted it on the 4X4's and it's solid as a rock.

Lisa

 

[mslisaj]

Here's a picture of my forge. It was a garden orniment for about 35 years under an apple tree before I rescued and restored it. I had the hood and cap custom made at a metal shop locally as this thing was like a BBQ, no mater where you stood the smoke went right for you. I had to build a new fire pan and this one will outlast the rest of the unit. But it works and that's what matters.

Enjoy,

Lisa

 

[Tarnished]

I think most of the Acme Anvils were made and sold in the era of the heyday of Warner Brothers cartoons, and used in the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote series although a sprinkling were used in other toons. Very few survived, as most were lost in deep impact holes in the desert.

You may be right Outlaw, as you can see from my first pic, this baby has mud all over its feet. From being stuck in that impact hole I'm sure!!

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

208lb arm and hammer

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

cleaned it up today and left some of the old paint. You can see the original steam hammer forge marks on the underside of the top half as well as the original arc weld line post 1930 manufacturing. Its nice and flat too but has a couple surface defects.

 

[CwazyWabbit]

Now that is cool, love the marks from manufacturing and thanks for the background info it certainly adds to it.

 

[rshadd]

Thought you guys might enjoy this...

 

[PWRstroke_smoke]

 

[Outlawmws]

That's a couple of really serious Anvils!

 

[Amitygravel]

I wouldn't mind one bit having that Nazel air hammer at my place either.

 

[BFBOB]

Here's mine. Had it for 30 years before reading about anvils here led me to take a closer look - turns out it's a Peter Wright. Kinda rough, but 132 lbs, still usable.

 

[vintage nut]

142 pound peter wright. I'll get a good picture tomorrow

you can never have too many tools

 

[vintage nut]

Actually my dad's anvil. I'm looking for another one for myself. I have a couple ideas where I might find one... I know a lot of blacksmiths around here, so I shouldn't have too much trouble.

you can never have too many tools

 

[laser3kw]

Funny this post just popped up today.
I am going to look at (and buy) a civil war era (according to other web sites decoding) M&H Armitage MouseHole Forge #130 anvil. It is in ok condition. I'll post pics later

 

[arthur6569]

Here are a few pics of my first anvil. It took a lot of scrubbing to find the name. Its a TRENTON 128. I assume that means it weighs 128 pounds? If anybody has any additional info such as ,when / where / what it is made of and quality it would be nice to know. Btw I paid $50 off craigslist a few years ago.

 

[Outlawmws]

Nope that should be: 1 = Hundredweight, (112 lbs) 2 = Quarters of the same (56 lbs) 8= lbs... (8)

so 112+56+8 = 176. now go weigh it!

Edit: Corrected formula and results...

 

[RivennHewn]

I've had this thing kick'n around my shop for years, and it's seen some occasional use.

Been pondering a stand for it, but not sure if I want to go metal, or stump.

Any good pros/cons for either?

My neighbors might appreciate something that tones down the sound.

Does a wooden stand help with noise?

I finally cleaned it up enough to find a partial stamp. It has something inside a diamond shape, but it's unreadable.

Also has 'Reliable' stamped underneath the diamond. Each letter looks to be hand stamped.

 

[Black Frog]

That is a Trenton anvil with the diamond shaped stamp above "Reliable". I hadn't seen that Reliable stamp before- thanks for posting it! Probably has a serial number on the front foot under the horn, from that you can get a year of manufacture.

 

[Black Frog]

Here are a few pics of my first anvil. It took a lot of scrubbing to find the name. Its a TRENTON 128. I assume that means it weighs 128 pounds? If anybody has any additional info such as ,when / where / what it is made of and quality it would be nice to know. Btw I paid $50 off craigslist a few years ago.

That is a German-made Trenton before they started production in the U.S. Probably very late 1800's ballpark.

 

[arthur6569]

That is a German-made Trenton before they started production in the U.S. Probably very late 1800's ballpark.

WOW 1800's . It looks like it has been beat on for a very long time , but I didn't think it was that old. Thank you for the info.

 

[Black Frog]

WOW 1800's . It looks like it has been beat on for a very long time , but I didn't think it was that old. Thank you for the info.

Yours is a Trenton made in Germany, ballpark 1880-1890's by Boker before they were made in Columbus, Ohio by Columbus Forge & Iron Co. starting around 1900.

 

[Outlawmws]

I've had this thing kick'n around my shop for years, and it's seen some occasional use.

Been pondering a stand for it, but not sure if I want to go metal, or stump.

Any good pros/cons for either?

My neighbors might appreciate something that tones down the sound.

Does a wooden stand help with noise?

SNIP

Stump. it should improve both performance and noise. I think the oldtimers preferred Elm IIR. hard to get these days...