Old Trenton Anvil Serial Numbers

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Greetings, According to my quick read of Anvils in America you have: A Columbus Forge and Iron made anvil. (Columbus, OH.) Probably with a cast iron base welded to a solid wrought upper works. (weld at the waist.) Serial number 18199 would have been 1900.

Yes, either an Arm and Hammer or a Trenton. If that stamp is 85 A88181 it's a Trenton made around 1909. Excel runtime error excel 2016 for mac. Arm and Hammer numbers never got that high, and are usually centered or to the left. The stamping on the side is probably a wholesale house private mark, but I can't find it in the book. Thanks for posting the pics of the logo stamp and serial number! Trenton used several different logo styles through their manufacturing history. Going beyond what A.I.A. Has for Trenton information, the last few years I have been putting together a logo stamp database for Trenton anvils (as well as lots of other anvil history uncovering). The only other marking is the number 8 cast into the base, near the foot on the horn end. Mega samples vol***100 for mac. If needed, I will try to get a pic of the markings, but I doubt they will show well in a pic. The anvil is probably around 75 lbs or so (thats a guess). If any of the anvil experts out there have a clue as to who made this one, I'd appreciate hearing from.

(1900 ran from 12001-20,000) Very good quality anvils. Looks like yours is in pretty decent shape. There were Trenton anvils imported from Germany before 1890, but this isn't one of them. The feet details are wrong.

So it's definitely a CF&I anvil. I would say you have scored well. Regards, Brian. I would have to agree, that it is not a Trenton (unless it is an early one). I have a 1926 built 158# Trenton #193904, and you can see the hammer marks up and down the whole waist under the tail and the horn. Also the pocket on the underside is oval and not shaped to match the foot.

Yes, either an Arm and Hammer or a Trenton. If that stamp is 85 A88181 it's a Trenton made around 1909. Excel runtime error excel 2016 for mac. Arm and Hammer numbers never got that high, and are usually centered or to the left. The stamping on the side is probably a wholesale house private mark, but I can't find it in the book. Thanks for posting the pics of the logo stamp and serial number! Trenton used several different logo styles through their manufacturing history. Going beyond what A.I.A. Has for Trenton information, the last few years I have been putting together a logo stamp database for Trenton anvils (as well as lots of other anvil history uncovering). The only other marking is the number 8 cast into the base, near the foot on the horn end. Mega samples vol***100 for mac. If needed, I will try to get a pic of the markings, but I doubt they will show well in a pic. The anvil is probably around 75 lbs or so (thats a guess). If any of the anvil experts out there have a clue as to who made this one, I'd appreciate hearing from.

(1900 ran from 12001-20,000) Very good quality anvils. Looks like yours is in pretty decent shape. There were Trenton anvils imported from Germany before 1890, but this isn't one of them. The feet details are wrong.

So it's definitely a CF&I anvil. I would say you have scored well. Regards, Brian. I would have to agree, that it is not a Trenton (unless it is an early one). I have a 1926 built 158# Trenton #193904, and you can see the hammer marks up and down the whole waist under the tail and the horn. Also the pocket on the underside is oval and not shaped to match the foot.

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Early CF&I anvils were cast base, not sure if they continued that into the Trenton line. On mine the weight and serial are heavily stamped, but the Trenton marking is barely there, can only make out the `ento' part of the name. For those who don't know it, Columbus Forge & Iron was started by Sy and Carl Wright (descendants of anvil maker Peter Wright), They forge welded the Trenton Anvils under a Steam Hammer.

If you look at the image on the front of Anvils in America, that is a painting by Nathan Green (painted in 1996), based on photographs of anvils being made at CF&I, the fellow in the center is Carl, and Sy is the fellow on the tongs. The history above is from a friend who knew Richard Postman. Below was also related to me when I was looking for more info on my anvil back in 2007. `As an aside, Mr. Postman told me he had met someone who had worked for CF&I before they closed. He noted the old metal sided building was hot as a furnace in summer and cold as a freezer in winter.

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He commented, apparently with pride, they had only one guy pass out due to the heat. Most of their workers were either direct or first generation Europeans and then mostly from Eastern Europe, such as Poland.' Kinda speaks about the type of immigrant workers we used to get plenty of in previous generations, and occasionally still get. Sorry to hear about your experiences with Iforgeiron. Some sections are more active than others, and replies depend on how many other topics are hot, moving yours down the list (same with any forum).

I havn't tried to setup a new profile after the last upgrade, but when I did it was easy and straight forward. If a topic gets burried you may have to bump it (create a new message in it to bring it to the top of the list).

When was the last time you tried to contact the moderators? Here is the current Contact us page: The General discussion page, of course is the most active, but the others tend to see daily activity, it all depends on what people are looking for info on and how many visit. Regards, Rich C.

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If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact. I thought it would be fun to guess at the weight.

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Along with guessing, I tried to reference Richard Postman's Anvils in America and at 32-1/2' long it fits the overall length for 250 lb as listed in the Hay-Budden section. A popular sized 150 lb Hay-Budden is listed as having a 4 x 16-1/2' face plate and 10-1/2' horn for an overall length of 27' I will be very humbled when/if it is finally weighed it is under 200 lbs. I have included pictures of 85 lb and 200 lb Trenton manufactured Acme anvils as reference to change in scale as Anvil weight increases.

Nine: i thought it was a BIG UN. Now to see how good your purchase really was put a straight edge on the top from end to end and side to side to see how straight the top is. Also if you have a steel ball to bounce off the top to see if it bounces back into your hand for a great rebound. If those are great then you get a Father's Day YOU SUCK award and if not some anvils that don't pass the test have either been in a fire, abused or poorly made in the first place. Also my other suggestion as a nice piece of gym equipment is even better now that you have a 250 pounder. Better buy an inversion table to use if you are planning on moving it around much.

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