Maybe not the most reliable method for larger anvils. The weight markings are ' 0 - 3 - 13 ' which is English stone weight for 97 lbs. The markings on this English anvil are 'PETER WRIGHT, PATENT, ENGLAND' and the weight markings. In my posession at the moment is a 212# PW, 29" x 12", equation says 238#. Here's your chance to buy a smaller anvil or one for the shop bench. I looked back through several completed listings, and this equation worked for most (not all) anvils under 150# within +/- 15#.īut several (not all) over 150# I grabbed were quite a bit off:ġ48# Hay-Budden 26-1/2" x 11", equation indicates this would be 181 pounds.ġ55# Trenton 29" x 11", equation says 209 pounds.Ģ23# Peter Wright 29-1/2" x 12-1/4", equation says 251 pounds.ġ69# Peter Wright 26-1/2" x 11-3/4", equation says 201 pounds.Ģ00# Fisher 28-1/2" x 11-7/8", equation says 228 pounds.ġ69# Hay Budden 26-1/2" x11-3/4", equation says 201 pounds. Peter Wright anvil 152lb blacksmith farrier - 700 (Racine) Peter Wright 152lb anvil Not stamped but unquestionably a Peter Wright with the trademark stepped feet, 4 handling holes and stamped with inspectors number.Very nice condition Flat and true face with a couple dimples Edges are very nice except for 2 flawsVery slight wear to the hornScale weight is 15226'overall15 1/2' × 4 1/4. It does not have England or Solid Wrought written on it anywhere. My research shows that '1 0 7' means it is a 119 pound anvil which is fairly accurate according to my bathroom scale which shows 117.5 pounds. Below it is '1 0 7' which is spread out from the left side of the base to the right side. For a check, Matchless Antiques conveniently lists all dimensions in the Ebay auctions, as do some other listings for anvils. The anvil is marked with 'Peter Wright Patent'. The formula has worked for the 3-4 anvils I have test it on within a 15lb range. Most anvils in my area are Peter Wrights, so it is used for Peter Wright London Blacksmith Pattern anvils. I don't always toss tree trunks around, but when I do, I wear a Hunting McPherson kilt. He choked, and allowed as how that was even bigger than the one his Uncle had! (I was not about to go get the 150Kg Euroanvil, just as long, but much heavier.) The advantages of being a reformed caber-tosser." Some guy at work was telling me about this huge anvil his uncle had that was so big than two men could not lift it, so I lugged my two hundred pound Hay-Budden over and set it down. "Yes, folks are terrible about guesstimating weights. 289 pounds per cubic inch, so each 3 cubic inches is about one pound."ĭepends upon the size of the person doing the lifting. So, 12 x 12 x 12 equals 1728 cubic inches. One cubic foot of iron or steel is 500 pounds, pretty close. You can figure it out with a steel tape, pencil, paper, and the calculator on your phone. "This is a case where basic math is your friend.
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