Backed by Norris he formed Fisher & Norris in Trenton, New Jersey, which operated from 1847 until 1961. Bradley Smith: Mark Fisher is credited with making the first anvil in the United States. Source: Blacksmith's and Farriers' Tools at Shelburne Museum, by H. Here is the reference I am going by & the link is below, along with a little teaser at the beginning that I certainly didn't know. With the serial number you gave I might be able to dig a date of.Īnd Brooklyn, NY. How does $125 sound to you guys? It definitely has the 2 d's as in 'Budden', not 'Burton'.Ĭan anyone ID a hay budden anvil by ser no a7299 any information is much. So I got his cell phone number, did my best to read the markings on the side which looked kinda like ' aY Buddey' to me but when I googled it just now, google came back with 'did you mean Hay Budden?' So I 'spose that's what I meant. I asked the man if he thought it was a 100 pounder, he said he thought probably 85lbs so it's not monster but still, that's probably good enough for me. It is in pretty good shape I did notice one small maybe 1/2 inch long chip off the side of the face & a few dings but it certainly wasn't beat to death like so many I have seen. He said, 'Yeah, but here's a good'un' & pointed to a different one a little closer to the door and proceeded to tell me that this 'good'un' came out of a farm workshop where it had been for over 75 years, through 3 generations of the same family. So I stopped at this place that has become one of my favorites & talked to the proprietor he's an old auctioneer who understands junk, farm implements & the like and I discovered a Mexican anvil up on the porch. (pausing here until the giggles subside) That's right - Idalou. I found a little anvil today on my way back into town from the city of Idalou.

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