Anvil Names, Blacksmith and Farrier Anvil Brands, Trademarks or Tradenames:
Acme Ajax Alsop American-Ross American Skein and Foundry Arm and Hammer Attwood Stourbridge Badger Baker Bay State Black Jack Black Prince Bradley Brooks (Baker Vaughans Ltd.) Brooks and Cooper Buffalo Forge Centaur Forge (by Kohlswa) Central Forge (cast iron) Champion Charles Hadfield Cliff Carrol Columbus Anvil and Forging Columbian Harden Co Columbus Forge and Iron Cranberry CW Delta Denver Dural | DuraSteel Euroanvil Fireside Fisher-Norris 'Eagle' Fulton Grizzly (cast iron) Hay Budden Henery Wright Hercules Indian Chief Insonora J.E. Pilcher JHM Anvils Kim Bach farriers anvil Keen Kutter KL Kohlswa Lakeside Louisville Forged Anvil M & H Armitage Mankel MFC Hollow Core Mouse Hole Nimba NC-Tool Oak Leaf Old Forge Old World Onsteel | Paragon Pedinghaus Peter Wright Rat Hole Forge Record Refflinghaus R. Redding Rock Island Roberts Anvil Sampson SISCO (Swedish Iron and Steel) Sligo Snyder & Oaks Soderfors Southern Crescent Standard Star Trenton Trenton Indian Chief 'USA' cheap cast iron Valley Vanadium Steel Village Forge Vulcan Arm-Hammer West Wilkinson William Foster WT (Wholsale Tool - cast iron) Yost 'Y' in a circle |
This list is not all inclusive as many new anvil makers are constantly coming into business and small makers are still being discovered. Brands of many modern farrier's anvils are almost impossible to keep up with. Many anvils were made for resellers to be privately branded such as by Sears (Acme brand) and Montgomery Ward (Lakeside brand). Often these anvils had no name or logo marked on them permanently as the resellers had no way to do so. They may have had paper labels, stencils or decals. So if you have a no-name anvil it was probably made by one of the major manufacturers.
Turns out it is an Arm&Hammer stamped 163lbs on the front. With the low serial number I am going to guess it is from the early 1900's. It appears to be sound, no cracks, and the top plate solid with only minor pitting. I think with a little elbow grease, wire brushing and some sandpaper it. Your serial number suggests perhaps around 1930 as an estimate. Arm and Hammer anvils are of high quality, equal or superior to the best Hay Buddens and Trentons, and yours appears to be in excellent condition, perhaps collector grade. I would expect to pay a premium price for this anvil. Treat it with care and respect to protect your investment.