![]() Turns out they were open and squeezed me in.and called me stupid. So rather than drive home, I decided I’d go straight to my chiropractor. It was then I realized I had gained a new burning sensation in my lower back. Did I mention I drive a Cadillac? I had already popped the trunk so a short 45’ walk.holy xxxx this is heavy, and it was in the trunk. I got it in the air and headed to the car. Well let’s just say I don’t spend much time working out these days. I handed him the cash and bent down to pick up my new anvil. When I saw it I knew two things, one it wasn’t 75 pounds, two it was going to be mine. A local guy replied and said his dad had this 75 pound anvil parked in his side yard. I placed an ad in Facebook Marketplace that said I was looking for old/forgotten/abused anvils. I decided having an old anvil like my ferrier mentor would be cool. I’m now in my 60’s and do some metal work in my shop. He always carried an anvil in the trunk of his car to cold shape shoes. I kinda feel guilty telling you what I paid but it was $50.Īs a young man I worked for a ferrier. We shoed horses on the weekend. I have been interested in this craft since the 70's and finally I am getting started ! Thanks to all who share their wealth of knowledge, information and experiences posted to this. Next step will be to cut an appropriate size log to mount it on. I used a twisted wire wheel in a angle grinder to remove some light rust and then wiped it lightly with boiled linseed oil. He gave it to me for helping pioneer a road into the woods where Katrina carried his shrimp boat out of his yard and off its trailer. The surface has no defects and it rebounds very well. I got from a guy in Slidell Louisiana in 2005 that went by Crazy Cajun Dave. The bottom is hourglass shaped and recessed with what I think is a cast mark or seam in the middle. ![]() There does appear to be a sideways H stamped on the side of the horn however. The anvil has what looks like a Trenton brand in a diamond on the side but does not have any discernable markings on the front foot. My understanding is that I may be just the second owner of this anvil and that it was primarily used for farrier work at Laurel Race Track in my home state of Maryland. I have been reading the posts on Trenton and other anvils extensively and would really like to determine if this Trenton was imported or American made and to ballpark how old it is. I have included a picture of the crack.I just acquired this as my first anvil and would like to learn as much as I can about it. You can hit it with a hammer and it does not break. I don't know if this was t, or if it was repaired, but I do know that it is still strong. Postman (with John and Julia Hatfield) The only flaw that this anvil has is a small crack around the rear foot. Source: The Mousehole Forge by Richard A. All Mousehole anvils are pretty well 'handmade'. Mousehole Forge contined to use water power (heave or tilt hammers) long after other manufactures switched to mechanical hammers. T is a coastal English town named Mousehole and it was well known as the site of a brief French invasion about the time the forge was started. In England a bend in a river with a deep spot is known as a mousehole and Mousehole Forge was located at such as spot. The square handling holes in an old anvil are called mouseholes. The origins of the name of Mousehole is not certain. Mousehole Forge was one of the last British anvil makers to change from the old style to the modern (more blocky) feet. Weight markings are in the British stone system to w the first represents multiples of 112 (1/20th long ton), the second multiples of 28 and the third remaining pounds. Sometimes all which remains of the logo is the dots. The following information tells about the different casting stamps: Mousehole Forge anvils can be dated from their logos: (These are all cicra - about - dates and the words would be stacked): 1780 - 1795: MOUSEHOLE 1795 - 1820: C&A MOUSEHOLE 1820 - 1835: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE 1835 - 1854: HENRY ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE 1854 - 1875: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE FORGE 1878: BROOKS & COOPER MOUSEHOLE FORGE SHEFFIELD WARRANTED (with the outline of a mouse and HOLE for the first time) 1879: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE FORGE SHEFFIELD WARRANTED (mouse) HOLE PATENT 1880: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSE HOLE FORGE (mouse) HOLE WARRANTED 1895: M&H ARMITAGE (mouse) HOLE SHEFFIELD 1896: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE FORGE SHEFFIELD WARRANTED PATENT (mouse) HOLE 1911: M&H ARMITAGE MOUSEHOLE FORGE SHEFFIELD ENGLAND WARRNANTED (mouse) HOLE PATENT 1927-1933?: OWEN-THOMAS THE OLD FORGE SHEFFIELD ENGLAND Notes: - C&A = Cockshutt & Armitage - M&H = Morgan and Henry -Mousehole Forge is the only known manufacturer to use dots/periodsbetween the weight numbers, such as 1. From the markings, I have concluded that this anvil was made sometime between 1820 - 1835. The marking on it are as follows: M & H Armitage Mouse Hole 1.0.7. This anvil weighs 115 lbs, is 21-3/4" long, 4" face, and 9" base. You are bidding on a vintage M & H Armitage Mouse Hole blacksmithing anvil.
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