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Building up an old anvil

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Len Shier

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I noticed the name "Peter Wright" on the side of my old anvil -- I'm trying to get some info on the old thing.

Namely I'm looking to find out what it's worth -- I believe it's a 100-lb anvil -- pretty fair shape too -- no major dings or chips.

Would anyone be able to edify me ... ??

Any information would be appreciated. I've tried to attach a picture -- hope that works.

Regards,
Len
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I also have a Peter Wright , it has a 1921 date as I recall. It is a popular , good quality brand .I'm sure google is full of info on them ...
 
A good anvil will bring $2-10 bucks a lb. It all depends on the condition of the horn and edges. Peter Wright anvils are good one and are better selling ones. The more hardies and blocks you have makes them sell better too.
 
Those heavily stamped numbers are the weight in the English stone system. The first number is multiples of 112 ( 1/20th of a long ton) The second is multiples of 28, and the third is left over pounds. Simple eh? so you would have a hundred pound anvil there, but it is not unusual to be off a little if you were to scale it. Don't know what to say about price. Haven't seen one make it to auction for several years.
 
I saw one sitting in an antique/junk shop that had been beaten up pretty bad marked at $1,250. It appeared to have been there for some time and it was there when I left. You might check Centaur Forge's site for prices of new anvils and start there.
 
Having grown up with this system a "stone" is 14 pounds - or I'm suddenly twice as heavy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_%28unit%29

Seems the 28 pound might be known as a "quarter"
 
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