[TheForge] Trenton ID

Tue Apr 6 13:46:00 2004

Based on the information and reprinted ads in Postman's book the Trenton
anvil where forged steel and not forged wrought iron with a steel surface.
So you should have a good sparkle in the grinding stream.  Also they are
advertised for the solid "ring" of a steel anvil.  Columbus Forge and Iron
Co. also made many forged steel vises -- which I think are some of the best
out there.

Dave Smucker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howell Steve" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:51 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Trenton ID

> Thanks, Dave.
> Sounds like it was right in there in the early 20's.
> This one's a beast. No handling holes but has the hourglass recess under
the
> body and just enough of the logo to make it out.
> I'm in the process of cleaning up some torch nicks and am about ready to
> strike an arc on it- gasp!. Having taken a grinder to the horn to prep it
I
> was surprised to see quite a bit of sparkle activity in the stream.  Isn't
> wrought suppposed to not have sparkles, sprigs and bursts? Could be all
the
> rust, too.
>
> I'm looking at the Stoody 1105 rod for the W-1 plate as Gunter suggests.
> 6010 or similar for the body.
> Steve
>
> >>>>>>>
> Steve
>
> "As of April 16, 1920, the Columbus Forge and Iron Co. had produced
176,609
> serial-number Trenton anvils, in twenty-two years"  page 336 Anvil in
> America by Richard A. Postman.   So it looks like you know almost to the
day
> when this anvil was forged.  In fact I would guess that it was forged on
> April 16th itself.  How Postman has this information and date I am not
sure
> but would guess he was looking at actual records of Columbus Forge and
Iron
> Co.  Note that Trenton anvils were made in Ohio and not NJ.  Postman says
> that early Trenton anvils were made in Germany -- but that is before they
> carried a serial number.
>
> Dave Smucker
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Howell Steve" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:05 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] Trenton ID
>
>
> > Anyone have their anvil book handy?
> > Through the luck of good friends I have acquired a 450lb Trenton and am
> > looking to date it.
> > S/N 179604
> >
> > Thanx,
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
>
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