Hay Budden Anvil

Anyone know anything about hay Budden anvils? I would guess 90-110lbs

The "Holy Grail" according to some. I bought a 107 pound Peter Wright about a month ago in terrific shape for $100, on web searches they are anywhere from $750 to $1500, so feel like I made a good deal !

If you're buying it do a ball bearing bounce test. FAIR market value is $5-7 a lb but if it looks like a rusty boat anchor or doesn't have rebound just walk away.

They were a top-end, American made anvil. They are sought after in todays anvil market. They were made from around 1890 to the mid 1920's or so, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

I should know more on Saturday, when I pick it up.

Cool stuff

I have a 70 lb and cost me $250. Had several offers on my way back to the tent. https://www.iforgeiron.com/ is a website with a ton of information about anvils and forging.

A Trenton Anvil is very good

I got it picked up and home. It was made in 1907 and is a 88 lber. It needs a good cleaning.

I sold one couple yrs ago for 600.00. It was 105 lbs on old Brown scale. The hard part is finding the hardys that comes with the anvil.

Throw some coal in the forge and make the hardy's. I made 100's of trap stakes in the forge. Four sided point, drive a cold nut on to red hot rod. So I have are 40+ years old.

Great buy!

The guy who taught me to blacksmith was a huge fan of the Hay Buddins. They are less "ringy" than others and your ears will thank you.

Moosetrot

As I often say to my wife, "what did you say"

I made a bunch of rebar stakes with 4 sided points like that probably 20 years ago. Like them much better than stakes with a ground point.

Those may have been the only smooth stakes I ever made. I always used rebar. I made those for a member on here. I can not remember of there was six or twelve. They were for ram snares and had a piece of angle iron on them to put the spring eye on.