do hay budden anvil serial numbers start with a

His pictures shows that the two pritchel holes were meant to be there and the half table that I thought had been ground off was actually never there to begin withinstead the side that had the table had once stuck out further and had been ground off. Hay Budden is generaly regarded as one of the best anvils made.Nor had I seen a half of a table and thought that same somebody had ground half of it away.īut thanks to Doug Brown (a fellow that happened apon the website) he sent me a picture of an almost identical anvil owned by his Grandfather. Supposedly the bases were serial numberd to match the anvils. The ones I heard of were in a railroad shop, up in Kansas some where. If the base is a Hay-Buddin it would probably make the tool much more collectible imo.none of the old HB advertisements (and there are quite a few) show, or mention, a cast base that I see. No clue on the base either.you might want to strip it and look for some markings. Id carefully strip that grey paint off the anvil and stand with some low impact stripper. If I had to guess I would put that anvil in the 1000.00 range or more to the right collector. The last old style serial documented is 218321, and that anvil was purchased in 1914, but Postman puts a - 2 year guess around the old serial system Advertisements from 1913 through 1923 show over 100,000 anvils sold alone during that period. Prices are all over the map:willynilly::willynilly: The base seems to be unique(rare). Maybe it is time I re-read the book myself. Reading Postman would tell you where they fit in the scheme of things - history and quality wise.įWIW. Not a price guide and probably not worth the cost just too sell one item. I would say the definite work: large hi-quality printed format, very well illustrated and not at all cheep. Hard to believe the road runner drops them off any old cliff willy-nilly like theyre nothing at all.:crazy: -mark. I helped a friend of mine sell one that was probably a little nicer shape, same weight. The size and condition of yours makes it rather desireable to the blacksmithing comunity. But Im wondering if there is any kind of acid I can use to bring the stamp back on the bottom of the horn so I can get a date Any help of advice is much appreciated.

Do hay budden anvil serial numbers start with a