![]() HBs were the most lightly-marked anvils of the day, and the lettering usually wears off quickly. If it is missing the last digit of the serial number it was made around 1903-1904. HB went to an all-steel top half and a base with an hourglass-shaped depression in late 1908, and this one is clearly not one of those with that lovely faceplate and the flat base. I strongly suspect there is a number missing off the serial, as that number would put it in 1893-ish but the thick heel suggests its the later variety. Its hard to exactly tell as all anvils are not perfectly alike. That central ridge on the feet is also a good indicator of hay budden.īut the flat base tells me otherwise, also the holding hole in the foot would have me lean away from hay budden. Ive seen a big arm hammer and their shape is very close to hay bubben. Im leaning early Hay-Budden at the moment, but Im not where my book is so I cant really check for other details.
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