It has a great rebound and real nice ring you would expect from a Wrought Iron anvil. It is an excellent size for any beginning or experienced blacksmith. This anvil would certainly make any blacksmith's day. The name 'Peter Wright' is the most recognized brand name of anvils in the world. This is noted because Peter Wrights made after 1860, 'the horn was a little longer and they were more uniform in shape with smooth blending curves under the horn and heel and down both sides.' Because this anvil has a single face plate and Does NOT have the word 'ENGLAND' stamped on it, the date of manufacture should be before the late 1890's. This Peter Wright was the next style made after 1860. Please write if you are interested in purchasing your own copy. Signed copies of this interesting and informative book are available. Information credited to Richard Postman's book, Anvils In America. They claimed that 'Wright's Anvils Outlast All Others', and that every anvil is most carefully tested before leaving the works. Peter Wright used the finest wrought iron they could find and were faced with the finest quality Sheffield Steel. They have accomplished this reputation by having been in business over 200 years and assuring customers that every anvil that left Constitution Hill Works (the plant name in England), is not only the outcome of the very latest in the way of scientific invention, but that each of those articles has left behind it the whole experience of a couple of centuries. T is the number '9's on the front foot which may be an inspectors mark.Peter Wright & Sons of Dudley, England has secured the reputation as the most well known quality anvil maker in the world. This anvil features a nice long thin horn. The anvil is marked as follows: 'PETER WRIGHT, PATENT, SOLID WROUGHT' (in the shape of a circle), and the weight marks,'1 0 18', (which is the English Stoneweight system for 130 lb.). The edges are clean with some small nicks.

Besides being marked very well, the face is flat and smooth with few use marks. Fresh from the barn, Matchlessantiques offers collectors and smiths this 'CLEAN' Peter Wright Blacksmith Anvil that is in Excellent condition.

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