1995.002.1

Anvil

An American made wrought iron faced with crucible steel stepped beak blacksmith or plowmaker anvil. The anvil is in good condition except that the butt end has been broken, the horn and base are intact. Below the horn is the numeral 6 slightly skewed and stamped into the center of the anvil and centered between the horn and base, this could indicate a anvil size, no research was found to indicate what the number represents . A 1/2"X 1/2"x 1" deep square hole is located under the horn and also centered in the anvil base near the number 6, another 1/4"x1/4"x1/2"deep square hole is located on the reverse or butt end of the anvil. These could be the stake and pin holes. Centered on the side and in the middle of the anvilare the stamped letters AY MANUFACTURING BROOKLYN NY. The letter previous to the AY is missing due to the damage to the butt end of the anvil, under the letters are the numbers 210 which could represent a serial number. The anvil is a HAY BUDDEN or sometimes called a HAY BODDEN manufactured by James Hay and Fredrick Budden of Brooklyn, NY. The original weight of this anvil would have been 300# , research indicated that this speciman could be of an earlier vintage due to how it was manufactured as Hay Budden changed its manufacturing process around 1910 and if indeed the number 210 is a serial number. Higher serial numbers were noted on later anvils while research was conducted.

H-12 W-10 L-11 inches