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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:20 pm 
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I have had and used this anvil for about 15 years now. It has always sat outside on a stump of wood with a sheet metal cover on it.


It got pretty rusty so I cleaned it up.
When I bought it, I was told it weighed 313 lbs.
I paid $300 for it and thought I got a pretty good deal.

There are some numbers stamped on the side of it.
I'll speak of them when I get to the picture.

Does anyone know how to tell who made this?
Zulu


A rusty anvil sitting outside.
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Cleaned up with a wire brush.

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Finished cleaning and oiled with linseed oil.

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These numbers are stamped on the side.
3 0 13
There is a small upside down 10S just above the 0.

If 3 means 300 and 13 means 13, what does 0 mean?
What is the upside down 10?


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There is a capital "T" on the bottom of the side.
Any ideas?

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There is also a number stamped on one of the ends. Maybe an 8?

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There are no other markings that I can see.
This thing is 35" long.
I sure would like to know who made it.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:33 pm 
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ZULU: You might get some information at anvilfire .com or they might have a source for more information.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:51 pm 
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Zulu, That looks similar to the anvils we had except it is some what larger when I was shoeing horses and mules in the army at what was then Camp Carson Colorado, it is now Fort Carson. This was back in 1950.Yes the still had a pack artillery unit there, I was a farrier and had a whole battery of horses and mules that I had to keep shod. It took 7 mules to carry one 1 artillery piece that was disassembled, 75 and 105 howitzers.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:46 pm 
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DonR wrote:
Zulu, That looks similar to the anvils we had except it is some what larger when I was shoeing horses and mules in the army at what was then Camp Carson Colorado, it is now Fort Carson. This was back in 1950.Yes the still had a pack artillery unit there, I was a farrier and had a whole battery of horses and mules that I had to keep shod. It took 7 mules to carry one 1 artillery piece that was disassembled, 75 and 105 howitzers.



Don,
If you were a farrier, do you know what all the holes in this anvil are for?
The ones in the top are for some kind of tool former. What about the ones in the ends and the bottom?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:30 pm 
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Zulu, I don't recall any holes in the end or bottom, the one in the top is to put a cut off piece in for cutting the iron off. We had to make our shoes from bars of iron. That piece looked like a chisel inserted in the hole. We were almost blacksmiths.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:12 am 
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ZULU: the larger square hole on the top is called, I believe, a "hardie hole" and is used to hold a square shanked tool (a Hardie) with a specialized top end most often a chisel used to strike off pieces of work material one specialized hardie was rounded for striking over a cleat on horseshoes. The two round holes are "Pritchel holes" which offer clearance for pritchels to strike holes through work materials. The square holes on the lower body of the anvil are some kind of specialized tool sockets for a particular trade use such as a chain maker. I'm not positive about any of this but think I remember most from TV shows. HTH

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:26 am 
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I have found some info on the weight of my anvil based on the three numbers stamped on the side.

The first number is in hundred weight or 112lbs the second number is in quater weights or 28 pounds and the last number is in pounds. 3-0-13=349

I wish I could determine who made it and when. :(
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:41 pm 
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No help from me Zulu. It is one beast of an anvil though! :-D

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:19 am 
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Only thing I know is that my wife and kids could break it in about 10 minutes. :shock:


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:03 am 
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This is my other anvil. 105 lbs.
The stand came with it. I paid $100 for it about 16 years ago.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:28 pm 
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In service ours looked similar, maybe a little wider and around 140 to 150 pounds.


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OH MY POOR BACK :D MY POOR LITLE BACK HURTS JUST LOOKING AT THAT THING.


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