![]() This anvil's Trademark, is the name 'Trenton' inside a diamond shape. Made by trenton for sears and roebuck has 100 lb stamp and serial number, dates it to 1908. UPDATE after wire wheeling it, acme trenton on side trenton in a diamond shape. The wrought Arm and Hammer Anvil is often confused with the cheaper cast Vulcan anvil.It is a American made steel faced wrought iron bodied anvil made by the Columbus Anvil. These anvils still exist, and if you find one with just an anchor, it's likely a Southern market anvil.Arm And Hammer Anvil Serial Numbers 10,0/10 8148 votes Photos provided by Kevin Malinak. The Southern people were reluctant to buy Fisher anvils post Civil War because of the Eagle symbol, so the company removed it for anvils being shipped South. This made it very difficult for Smith's to make horse shoes and general repairs for the southern army. The Federal Calvary, when raiding towns in the South, would make a point to finding the Blacksmith shop and destory their anvil whenever possible. United States Southerners did not like the eagle as a symbol because it represented the Federal Government, which the South held in contempt. There were continued eagleless anvils but there's an interesting reason for this, at least after the Civil War. By the end of the Civil War, they had the Eagle holding an anchor as their solidified symbol. The government bought mostly Fisher & Norris anvils and they came to be known as "Old Reliable." I think this is the case, because pictures of anvils pre-Civil War may or may not have had the Eagle, but more commonly an anchor. ![]() ![]() This is my personal conjecture, but I think the name they aquired by the government may have contributed to the Fisher & Norris symbol we are familiar with today. ![]()
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