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18th Oct 2020, 10:32 PM #1Senior Member
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Help identify anvil
Literally picked this anvil up this afternoon. Cant find any casting marks. Weighs about 35kg.
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19th Oct 2020, 07:11 AM #2Philomath in training
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Yep. It's an anvil.
Seriously though, unless it has a maker's mark on it or a distinct feature that no one else copied, it is 'an anvil'.
Michael
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19th Oct 2020, 10:06 AM #3Intermediate Member
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it is a London pattern anvil, post 1890 as it has a pritchel hole, they didn't appear until after 1890.
I do not believe that it is a peter wright, its a little too chonky for that but it is a similar shape to a peter wright.
check the front and back of the anvil under the horn and hardy hole for a horizontal square hole on each side, if it has those they are holding points for giant tongs and it was forged, if it doesn't have those there is a good chance its a cast anvil.
Not a maker but hopefully some more info for you.
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19th Oct 2020, 10:21 AM #4Senior Member
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Thanks for that, I suppose it doesn't really matter who made it. Just interested to know. Been looking for one for years and got this one for free. Now to ring tree lopper to get a stump.
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19th Oct 2020, 02:22 PM #5Senior Member
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Looks like mine... Maybe a bit lighter though.
The hardy hole looks crooked, although that may be optical illusion.
If you take a wire brush to the sides, eg on an angle grinder, you may find some marking.
Also try hitting it with spray paint then sanding down to leave the paint in any depressions.
And finally, photograph with very oblique lighting may also reveal something.
Regardless, nice find...
As a mentor of mine was heard to say, get it hit and hit it hard...
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19th Oct 2020, 03:37 PM #6Banned
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19th Oct 2020, 04:20 PM #7China
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"No workshop is complete unless it got an anvil"..
Do you have to able to get to and use it, or just have it
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19th Oct 2020, 07:24 PM #8Senior Member
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Hit it today with wire brush on grinder, no marks to be seen and it must be a cast one as underneath the square hole its pretty rough.
Still for the price I cant complain.
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19th Oct 2020, 08:12 PM #9Golden Member
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with that shape its definitely cast, and if it has any much rebound then probably cast steel.
being cast its also probably more recent such as like c1950s/60s etc or later.
there are some really good cast steel anvils. BK (Bradford Kendall), Brookes, Soderfors...
looks like its had some use so possibly ok but hard to tell without using it...
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20th Oct 2020, 05:41 AM #10Banned
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20th Oct 2020, 05:08 PM #11Senior Member
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Ive already told them that although they think its all rubbish in the shed dont get the "junk away guy" in to clean up. Just been out there sorting out taps and dies, sorted out the loose taps and that filled 3 x 2L icecream containers, doesn't include the 4 or 5 tap sets ive got. Now for the drill bits..
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