found this in a old shed

[leach]

dont know much about it looks like a 00 for numbers on it and its the smallest one I have seen its like 5 inches long kinda of rusty but still a cool find.

[fflintstone]

nice key chain, it would look better on my desk......

[keykeeper]

See if it has any markings on the side, with the horn pointing to the right. They usu. have marks that side.

Cool little anvil.

[oldtools]

How heavy is it??

[leach]

maybe 5 to 7 lbs my scale starts at 10 lbs wont show

[mrchuck]

I have that exact one also.
Painted gold and in perfect shape.
Looks like the size a jeweler would use.
Weighs around 5 pounds I would guess.

[leach]

mine has no markings on the sides of the point

[keykeeper]

Side of the body is where they usu. placed markings. Sometimes on the other side on little ones like this.

Reason I ask is, most little ones don't have the hardy hole and the pritchel hole, which leads me to think it was made by a good company.

I have a 4 pound Indestro anvil, which is my smallest of actual good anvils. http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=4247.msg29946#msg29946

[john k]

Since it has OO on the side, that is the beginning of the weight mark.   OO meaning no hundredweights.   Next would be 10, and then a number between one and ten.  Hundredweight means English Hundredweights, or approx. 112 lbs., then tenth of a hundred, and finally parts per ten pounds.    It is unusual for an  anvil that small to have the hardy and pritchell  holes, so was probably in the corner of the shop for light work like sheet metal.  Might have to clean it off a bit and use chalk to find the number and name stamps.   Glad it was saved.

[rusty]

Dunno if this is related or not, I can't see the photo's (not a member)

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/23169-a-5-lb-fisher-anvil/