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11:52 pm
July 28, 2010
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[Image Can Not Be Found] I recently picked up this anvil and belive it to be an english one though I can not decifer the stamp on the side due to wear. Any help would be much appreciated.
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12:16 am
May 13, 2010
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Hard to say but I think that warranty has expired.
2:30 am
August 14, 2010
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JNewman;4355 wrote: Hard to say but I think that warranty has expired.
Nuh-uh. That's the one part you can still read.:bounce:
3:02 am
June 16, 2010
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The book Anvils In America lists the brand W. Cole with 'Dudley Wood' and 'Warranted' stamped below. Yours looks like it could potentially be that brand.
The author believes W Wood was a hardware exporter from England.
3:18 am
August 29, 2010
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Mystery solved, good going Mark. Are you into anvils or do you have one of those memory glands I’m missing? OK guys, stop snickering I said “Memory glands”.
it's been fun, later!
3:57 am
July 28, 2010
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Mark;4360 wrote: The book Anvils In America lists the brand W. Cole with 'Dudley Wood' and 'Warranted' stamped below. Yours looks like it could potentially be that brand.
The author believes W Wood was a hardware exporter from England.
Thank you Mark for the tip. I need to get my hands on Mr. Postman's book
4:01 am
July 28, 2010
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DanielRP;4362 wrote: Thank you Mark for the tip. I need to get my hands on Mr. Postman's book
My wife thought she could see W COLE, but when I checked Anvils In America's web list of anvils, that brand was not listed so I began considering other brands. I thought it looked like a William Foster, but could not find any marks typical of one. Are there any web pages that show actual pictures of anvil trademarks?
4:07 am
June 16, 2010
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Robert Suter;4361 wrote: Mystery solved, good going Mark. Are you into anvils or do you have one of those memory glands I’m missing? OK guys, stop snickering I said “Memory glands”.
Thanks Robert. I'm interested in anvils, and my good wife bought me Anvils in America for Christmas last year. I'm fairly new to blacksmithing and the traditional equipment that went along with it, so unlike many of the cagey veterans on this forum the tools are still a novelty to me.
Unfortunately, my memory glands aren't that great either. My wife always accuses me of thinking with the wrong glands...
4:09 am
June 16, 2010
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DanielRP;4362 wrote: Thank you Mark for the tip. I need to get my hands on Mr. Postman's book
If you can, you should try to hold off until the next edition is printed (potentially fall of 2011). A friend has talked to Postman and there will be a LOT of new information added, particularly with the English brands. I have a Norissez, which isn't listed in the current edition, but Postman has documented a couple since the last printing.
4:15 am
July 28, 2010
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Mark;4366 wrote: If you can, you should try to hold off until the next edition is printed (potentially fall of 2011). A friend has talked to Postman and there will be a LOT of new information added, particularly with the English brands. I have a Norissez, which isn't listed in the current edition, but Postman has documented a couple since the last printing.
I have held off so far because honestly I couldn't afford the book. I have been intrigued by blacksmithing since I was child and what got me forging was the inexpensiveness (if that's aword) of getting started. My most expensive purchase was my anvil and I consulted Mr. Postman before I purchased it. So perhaps the first printing will be more affordable come fall of 2011.
2:59 pm
November 8, 2010
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Mark;4360 wrote: The book Anvils In America lists the brand W. Cole with 'Dudley Wood' and 'Warranted' stamped below. Yours looks like it could potentially be that brand.
The author believes W Wood was a hardware exporter from England.
From what I see I would have to agree. If there is still doubt perhaps a charcoal rubbing would help.
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5:14 pm
July 28, 2010
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Jim, I tried crayon rubbing without much result, the side of the anvil has many pits in it's surface. I will try the charcoal and see what it yields. I could not find any info on W COLE on the internet, must not have been a well known brand.
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