Just looking at the serial numbers, it could be a Trenton or an Arm and Hammer or a Hay-Budden. I need a better ( much larger and turned the right way) shot of the middle of the side with the horn pointing to your right, that's where the mark (if any) will be. Recently I inspected a small Swiss hunter watch with a cylinder escapement, signed 'Clarefax' on the dial and on the movement. This watch apears to be of about 1900, and possibly represents a lower end of a medium grade products. What puzzels me is its case mark of 'Arm and Hammer' (see picture), placed inside the dome of the case. Arm & Hammer 198 LB Anvil, 28.75' Long X 4.25' Wide X 32.25' High, 1.25' Square Hole, 12' Square Concrete Filled Base, SN: 40945 Disclaimer This Item was not Functionally Tested and no guarantees on condition or operability are made by BigIron. Yes, either an Arm and Hammer or a Trenton. If that stamp is 85 A88181 it's a Trenton made around 1909. Arm and Hammer numbers never got that high, and are usually centered or to the left. The stamping on the side is probably a wholesale house private mark, but I can't find it in the book.
- Arm And Hammer Anvil Serial Numbers
- Arm And Hammer Anvil Serial Numbers Chart
- Arm Hammer Anvil Serial Numbers
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This list is not all inclusive as many new anvil makers are constantly coming into business and small makers are still being discovered. Brands of many modern farrier's anvils are almost impossible to keep up with. Many anvils were made for resellers to be privately branded such as by Sears (Acme brand) and Montgomery Ward (Lakeside brand). Often these anvils had no name or logo marked on them permanently as the resellers had no way to do so. They may have had paper labels, stencils or decals. So if you have a no-name anvil it was probably made by one of the major manufacturers.