I've been watching this anvil sitting under a shed for 10 years. I caught the gentleman willing to part with it. Too bad I did'nt need one. But I knew someone who did.
 

Thanks Lin, do you need me to come get it or will you ship it to me!!  Gotta love finding stuff like that!  Good to know it will be back in service again.

Is it a 90 pounder?

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Nice!  Almost as nice as the one I posted.   :D

Congrats to whomever needed that one.  

Thanks for helping me find and get this one Lin. It's much better than what I have had.

The picture may be deceiving on the size but I think this one is in the 200 pound range. We will know more soon, I have the serial number for age identification.  We know it's a Hay-Budden

It's 29 3/4" long, the face is 4 1/2" X 18" and 12 3/4" tall.

I can't wait to put it to use soon.

Chris

Nice gesture, Lin!       Congratulations, Chris!

 

Is that an old Hay Budden? I sure wish I had one.

Yes Scott, it is.

From what I read in the book, Hay-Budden made a change in 1908 in the way they manufactured the anvil top. This anvil appears to have been made right about that time. The serial number shows 1907 but the top is of the type made in or after 1908. Solid steel top as in the advertisement. So its somewhere about that date.

I think from the sizes Chris added above, this anvil is 200 plus lbs. It has had some arc welding done at the waist sometime in the past, probably where the wrought iron base and the steel top half joins.  Nothing is missing and it has not been mistreated so that makes me think who ever had it new the make/value of this anvil and used it but took good care of it.

About half of the anvils this age have been mistreated. You'll often see them with the edges chipped out, or cut with a torch. This one has some wear, but nothing I would consider abuse. Chris took a ball pein hammer and tapped the surface and it showed no "dead" spots. It still has many years of good service in it. Knowing a little about it's make and history is interesting to me.

Lin thank you for digging up this information. I don't think I will ever need another anvil. I am very excited about this one and can't wait to start putting it to use forging.

History is something I find very interesting, particularly when it aplies to what I am working on or with.

Chris

That is really nice, It makes want to lift it. I like to lift anvils for some reason.
Lin, I like your study of anvils. It is very interesting as you say.
Enjoy that big ole thing Chris.

CTT

Congrats Chris!

Tt
Hats a really nice one. Take it from someone who's been looking for a while now- you'd go a furr piece to find another that nice!

I got my eye out Ray. I think seeing pictures and discussing their condition is going to be good for us. They are out there. We just have to find em.

You are correct, Sir!      

Put a 'wanted' ad in a local paper called PennySaver couple of days ago.  It will be interesting to see if I get any bites!

That is a nice find.
question I have on my anvil, I have a swedish anvil, the edges are alittle chipped and one fairly good chunk about half the size of a dime. It has a nice ring to it.  Is there anything I can do to fix this and not take the hardness out of the face, I thought of welding with surfacing rod but thought the heat would screw it up. Any help?
Thanks Dana

They are out there but it requires alot of searching. I have looked at several and they have been beat up beyond use. The ones that are not abused tend to be very expensive. It takes  SEARCHING. Everytime I was in the area I tried to catch this gentleman at the house but never caught him. I an glad that Lin did.

Chris