Peter wright anvil worth11/21/2023 ![]() If you can get them to warm up to you a bit you can possibly come home with a good anvil at a price you can agree on. My Mom always told me that I had the gift of gab, and could talk to anyone on many subjects. It is that set that I have at work now, and I use them everyday. I grabbed some of my machine tool supply catalogs, and totaled up $6,200 worth of tools. I got them for $550, and it took both of us to carry the top box to my truck. We chatted for awhile, then he told me that he would rather sell them to me at a lower price because I was going to use them, and not resell them. Measurements are as follows Over All L - 23' Face L - 13 1/2' Face W - 4' Horn L - 9 1/2' Height - 9' Hardie - 1' Pritchel - 1/2' Weight 108 pounds LOW RESERVE Peter Wright Anvils were manufactured by Peter Wright & Sons of Dudley England, and for over 200 years held the title for manufacturing the 'BEST ANVILS WORLDWIDE', Along with that. I was the only one interested in all of it, as most wanted to part it out. The box, and riser were chock full of high quality machinist tools, and some he had made too. I have had situations where once I had talked to them awhile they came way down, or gave me a great deal.Įxample I bought a Kennedy top box with a riser from a retired machinist who worked at CalTech making radio telescopes. Let them know that you are starting out in smithing, and that you will actually be using it as it was intended. If it comes out he hasn't had any calls on it, tons of calls but all no shows, or a lot of lookers only, it plays in your favor. Topped it off with the bench I built from old 2x12s on some scrapped heavy iron legs.If it isn't far from you, go check it out. Ended up with more dogs, tooling, and the drum swtich after getting another junk lathe for free. An extra faceplate and two chucks came from a junk lathe I bought for $90 and resold. I had to replace the spindle bearings and belts (about $50) but everything else is original.Īlso got a new $400 collet chuck kit in trade for an air dryer I bought on the cheap from a school auction. Even had the original catalog, manuals for the lathe, and paperwork and boxes for the tooling itself. I had been looking for years.Ĭame with a few chucks, centers, faceplate, toolholders of all different types, boxes of bits, steady rest, motor, etc. That guy died, his son kept the woodworking tools, and sold this to me. He bought this for his person use, but seemed to have only used it occasionally. The owner was a lifelong maintenance machinist for GE. Totally original-took a lot of cleaning but 99.9% of the paint is in good shape. It's an Atlas 10x24" (42" overall bed) circa 1952. Dick Atlas Atomic Aquatics Atowak Watches Atropos Knives Attleboro Knives Atwood (SPA Custom), Shane Paul Atwood, Peter (Atwood Knife & Tool) Aube. Go look at it, it's most definitely worth $100 for that size, even in poor shape. FWIW, shipping was only $85 through a trucking company. Here in NC I looked for several months before going the eBay route and having this one shipped from PA. IMO, you're lucky because you live in the NorthEast which seems to be where the majority of the old anvils are. ![]() I would like to obtain a smaller one to mount higher for lighter work. I think you're right on track size wise.I have a 172lb HB that is 28" long (for reference) and is perfect for the smithing I do. The "old horse" look says to me that the anvil was severely used (or abused) and has seen a very rough life. Other than the chipping, look for cracks (obviously) and a sway back. Just be sure to do it right pre-heating, proper # of passes, prep rod, etc. with hardfacing rod my personal thought is it's better than an anvil being rendered completely useless and being left to rust away as a door stop. It's getting difficult to find an old anvil with good edges, and when you do they cost a mint! People have varying opinions on filling in chips, etc. With regards to the chipping, that's going to be fairly common and shouldn't affect average BS use. That's just personal preference for asthetics, funtionally speaking they are all good brands. Personally my favorites are HB, PW, and Trentons because the MouseHoles I've seen tend to be shorter (stubbier) and the Fishers are cast iron body that I don't think looks as good. That said, I think brandwise PW's are top notch, along with Hay Budden, Trenton, Lakeside (HB sold under a different name), Fisher Norris, MouseHole, etc. Hi John.sorry it's taking a few days to get a response.this forum is fairly slow so I only check every so often.įirst off, based on your description I'd surely say it's worth the asking price and the 45 minute drive. ![]()
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