Help identifying an anvil

[zarthsan]

Hello all - I'm hoping might be able to help me identify this anvil.

Using the water-bottle/soda-can as a size comparison, it appears to be fairly small. I'm guessing in the 60-70 pound range? Does that seem like a decent rough guess? Also, I am able to make out a "...lynn" at the bottom, but wasn't able to find those characters in Anvil names when digging around online.

Thanks for the help, and I'm looking forward to pounding away on this as I get started with some elementary smithing!

 

[MJV]

Hay Budden. Brooklyn NY, is my guess from the pic. Is there hourglass shape indentation on bottom of anvil? Check lower left foot while facing the horn for a serial number. You can rub chalk over the markings to maybe read them better.

 

[zarthsan]

Hay Budden. Brooklyn NY, is my guess from the pic. Is there hourglass shape indentation on bottom of anvil? Check lower left foot while facing the horn for a serial number. You can rub chalk over the markings to maybe read them better.

I think you completely hit the nail on the head! The "Lyn NY" on the bottom is exactly the meaning of the "lynn" that I misidentified.

Thank you!

 

[zarthsan]

As I dig around (guessing rough dimensions), it looks like this particular anvil will be sub-50-pounds. Small, but nice.

 

[Redmeadow Knives]

It should have the actual weight in pounds marked on the side. Maybe a farriers model. Nice score.

 

[VaughnT]

There's nothing wrong with a 50lb anvil. You can make all sorts of nice things on an anvil that size, and never find yourself wanting. Just make sure that it's tied solidly to a heavy, stable base. A heavy base will make a light anvil perform like it was twice the weight.