Trenton Anvil Weight

Commonly used to mark anvil weights before the adoption of the metric system in great britain.

Trenton anvil weight. Anvil reviews by brand. Trenton history sign in to follow this. I have a trenton anvil with the following markings. This anvil is in great shape and looks great.

I am listing a very nice 140 lb. Anvil identification quick and dirty michael j. The anvil on the front foot has z 142 but the anvil weight is 140 lbs. Trenton anvil nice 140 lbs.

They always stamp the initial of the last name of the maker of the anvil maker before the weightmine is 100 lb. It also has a17468 on it. English hundredweight system where the base unit is a hundredweight cwt or 112 pounds which is divided into quarter hundredweights stones and pounds. An anvil for a power hammer is usually supported on a massive anvil block sometimes weighing over 800 tons for a 12 ton hammer.

Kaiser thursday october 26 2017 public this quick and dirty guide to anvil identification is a combination of a few sources the abana website the new website does not include the older forum info for some reason richard postmans book anvils in america and will be updated as needed. As i said i plead ignorance as to the material the body of a trenton anvil would be made from but the appearance of the anvil parting line on the beak or horn of the anvil seems to point to some kind of casting. An anvil may also have a softer pad for chisel work. An anvil may have a marking indicating its weight manufacturer or place of origin.

The hardy hole is 1 inch square and the pritchel hole is 58 inch roundthe anvil is 26 12 inches long and is 10 12 inches tall. This again rests on a strong foundation of timber and masonry or concrete. Yep its a trenton and looks to be in excellent shape. Units separated by dots in most cases.

I really like the rounding job on the edge near the horn thats handy for so many things. For those who dont 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. Typically these german trentons can be recognized in having a flat base the weight is usually stamped below the logo there is no serial number on the front foot most have flats on the front and back feet like a peter wright anvil but more pronounced and those made between circa 1896 1898 will have the word germany stamped either on the side or on the front foot. These are cast steel anvils and there is some degree of variation in the 260 lb classic anvils hardy size.

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. Whoever welded this anvil at the waist seems to have gotten a good weld with good fusion and no undercut.