![]() The clue is the cross above the name, which I thought was just a random mark. The letters are actually a partial Q, not an A, and the ending is correct EENS as in QUEENS. I spoke with another old-timer yesterday who gave me another clue, and thanks to the internet I was able to identify this anvil: it was made by William Wilkinson and Son at Queen's Cross, in Dudley, Worcestershire. ![]() IIRC Dudley, England is the city where Peter Wright anvils were made. If it's 1 1 10, that would make it a 150 pound anvil. If it's English, it would make sense to have it marked in hundred weights. There is also the number 10 stamped below on the base. Beneath the word DUDLEY is clearly visible. The last three letters are definitely ENS. The next letter could be an E, a B, maybe an F or R. Then there are two, maybe three spaces where the original casting has an indent and the lettering did not take. The first letter looks like an A, but could be a J. Does anyone know what it is? It doesn't really matter so much as it seems like a good anvil, and does what it's supposed to do. The other has me stumped: It's stamped with the following (partial) inscription. One is a Peter Wright, probably 1860's, definitely pre-1900. They're both 175lbs (although one seems more like 150, I still need to weigh it). I ended up buying both - just in case - at $125 each. I've been looking for a decent anvil for over a year now, with no results and then suddenly I get two calls from a couple of blacksmiths offering to sell me an anvil.
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