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Roy Gilham

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Jul 20, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/20/00
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Hi Fellow smiths. I have an chance to pick up a Peter Wright Anvil
and the individual selling the anvil in not sure of the weight. He
has indicated that on the side under the Peter Wright name are the
following numbers. 4 2 7 8 or 9 Can't read the last number clearly.
Any idea as to the weight, I'm assuming that its the old english
system of hundred weights and stones but am not one hundred precent
sure. Any help


Trevor Jones

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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If memory serves....
The numbers will be laid out 4 2 78
First # is hdwt at 112lb each
second # is quarter hdwts(28 lb each)
third # is pounds

By my calculations that makes it 582 (or 583)pounds-Thats a bloody big
anvil!

Good luck!
Trevor Jones

Fdmorrison

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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>rgi...@home.com (Roy Gilham)

wrt anvil weight

There would be three numbers stamped at the waist: left to right, the first
would be the number of hundreds (112 pounds per hundred), so if on your anvil 4
is this number, this would be 448 pounds. Second is the total number of
quarters, each quarter being 28 pounds. If 2 is this number, then you add 56
pounds to the total. The last number would be the odd pounds that do not
amount to a full quarter.

Since you are reporting "7 8 or 9," it's unclear what the ending numbers in
your string represent. If you chalk the marks, they may be a bit easier to
read. But in any case, it sounds like you have an anvil that weighs in at
about 500 pounds, if that makes sense to those who will have to move it around.

I have one Peter Wright, with "2 1 15" clearly stamped under the name. The
numbers are well separated. So mine weighs in at 267 pounds.

Best regards,

Frank Morrison

Roy Gilham

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Aug 3, 2000, 3:00:00 AM8/3/00
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Good news and Bad news. I successfully purchased the Peter Wright
Anvil for $400.00 Canadian. The bad news was that the individual
selling the anvil sent me the wrong information. The actual weight
was 203 pounds and the 4279 appears to be a serial number? or
something that someone has stamped at the bottom of the anvil under
the name. The anvil has some small holes in the top from a cutting
torch but other wise is mint. The edges have not even been rounded
over and the surface is flat as a pancake. Thank you to all who got
back to me about the weight and how to calculate them.


Roy Gilham

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