![]() ![]() Your anvil has a high carbon faceplate forge welded to the body of the anvil. Best to just fill the digits in the face or best to go whole hog and address the whole working face? My question: being that I have decided to fill the rust pits in the face should I address the edges of the face and / or do a combination of filling and grinding on the horn to remove the small divots on it? Again, purpose is for use not decoration. ![]() In my view the anvil is not all that useable as it is and with preheating and welding in short, back-stepped sections I may be able to bring this anvil back into usable condition. I understand that if I overheat the face, I will ruin the temper and make the anvil useless. I want this anvil to be serviceable, so my decision (after lots or research and reflection) is to attempt a repair of the face. It turns out the anvil was left face down in the dirt for many, many years. Lastly, as you can see in the photo, the top of the anvil is horribly pitted from rust. Can the readers confirm the validity of this hypothesis or are there other likely causes of these small holes? These bb size digits are not in the face. I read that the owner of the anvil was probably testing the temper of punches that he made. The cutting table, horn, foot, and front body are covered in small punch size divots about the size of a BB. Any knowledge what these stamps indicate? My anvil has two star shaped stamps on the forward foot (left side as you face the end of the horn). Mine looks like the base and the top were forge wended together? Could this be the case? Could this be why “Wright” is stamped upside-down? The seam goes all the way around the anvil at the top of the mouse hole. Peter wright anvils were made with solid wrought bodies. The “Wright” in “Peter Wright” is stamped upside down? Does anyone have any knowledge of upside-down stamping on Peter Wright anvils? Could this have been an accident? Could it have been an indication of a "second" or damaged anvil? Peter Wright London style anvil from England sometime between 18 (loud ring and good rebound). I brought it home and cleaned the heck out of it to discover it was (if I am correct in my research) a 132lb. Over the weekend I purchased a very, very rusty anvil for $350 from a widow in Maine that wanted to clear out her barn. ![]()
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