This one rang clear and had the best bounce of the bunch. I read up on what to look for and, similar to stone, I have some familiarity with the clear ring. I had the luxury of choosing from 10 old anvils ranging from about 90# to this one at 153#. I've started putting together my "kit" and today I picked up a "1-1-13" PW. I've worked wood (construction to carving) and stone but the idea of working metal has eluded me until now. When I was young this was something I wanted to try. My name is Aaron, I'm new to this and really grateful for all the wonderful information you all have shared. Perhaps I could call in and say g'day sometime. Came from a farm in Tolga and was donated to us. We do have a Peter Wright (3 - 0 - 21) and it's a hefty piece of gear in very good shape. It's nice that you know the history of your Peter Wright dating back to the early days of Cairns. All the good anvils are a long way south and you and I both know what freight companies are like. And you are so so right, finding any blacksmith gear up here is near impossible. Mate, I'm reading this in Far North Queensland - just up the hill from you on the Tablelands. In 1910 anything produced in England to be exported to the rest of the world had to have MADE IN ENGLAND placed upon it, so any Peter Wright without this branding is pre 1910. They must have been exporting them to the U.S. judged by the amount which show up on eBay. Peter Wrights seem to be about the most common old anvil in the U.S. They started putting ENGLAND on their anvils about 1910 and are thought to have gone out of business about the 1930s. It is not in Anvils in America but I am fairly certain Richard Postman told me Peter Wright did start putting serial numbers on their late production anvils. Just click on my name and send as an attachment. If you do this I'd like to see a photograph of markings. What is left in depressions sometimes make stampings very easy to make out. About 1910 they added ENGLAND under PATENT.Ī way to help bring out lettering is to lay on side and dust with flour. Then SOLID WROUGHT in a circle usually with the middle weight number stamped in it. You may have a very early PW since in 1860 on their typical logo was (stacked): PETER WRIGHT PATENT. A classic sign of a post-1860 PW are small ledges on the front and back feet. Might be an inspector mark or perhaps it meant it was approved for export. Occasionally stamps were put on upside down. Perhaps when someone did your's they simply forgot where to put the SOLID WROUGHT circle or the weight. If ENGLAND is added, then late 1880 to early 1900s. If it just says PETER WRIGHT PATENT, then likely 1860-late 1880s. "It is difficult to age a PW after 1860 when they went to the now classic London pattern. I don't remember where I found the following so I can't give credit where credit is due, but this is something I found when trying to look it up. There a very small amount of sway that's perceptible with a straight edge. Good rebound except for the heel which also has two divots that appear to be from a torch. I got my 194 lb PW by watching the Pittsburgh craigslist as I had a friend offer to bring anything I found down on a moving truck to Texas. I was hunting for lighter anvils to carry when I teach, paid US$150 two years ago *mint* face and horn, one foot had the end broken off-no impact on it's use! Funny that our wives ended up making the transfer at the university (actually my wife asked a passing student to move it for her.) The 112 I picked up off of Craigslist in Albuquerque. Didn't take long or long for me to figure it out.sneaksie apprentice my precious!) Sure hope he liked the vice because I love the anvil and took it with me to be the "larger" anvil in my down south small portable set up. The next time our friend was over at my shop he snuck it in and waited for me to notice. My second 165# one was traded for a wilton cadet vise and some boot with a gentleman on this board and took nearly a year for blacksmith's mail to deliver it to my shop: (My apprentice picked it up on his way to California and then finally took it to a large SCA event which a friend local to me was attending. My fiancee told me that he remarked to his friend "He's more of a man than he looks!") (What I remember about this one is the seller asking me how I was going to get it to my car-so I picked it up abnd carried it over. My first 165# was bought at a yard sale for US$100 about 30 years ago-my wife to be told me I should get it and we celebrate 30th anniversary this summer.Face had been re done by someone who knew their business. I own 3 Peter Wrights, 2 around 165# and 1 around 112#.
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