When I lived in Columbus I owned several anvils. I sold all but one (the one I posted earlier) before we moved. I really regret selling them. One was a 240# Ajax
I picked up this old one half broken one very cheap. I preheated it and did a buildup with 7018, peened it between passes, and then put 3 layers of hardfacing rod on the top of that. I blended in with what was left of the tool steel on the heel and then ground / flap disked it smooth. Rebound was excellent when finished. I ended up giving this one to my dad - made his day. No pics of the process unfortunately, just the before and after.
I can't remember who the manufacturer was, but I'm pretty sure it was a Hay Budden. It was stamped King Howard but from my research, the story goes that the anvil makers would get drunk and stamp weird names on them sometimes. Don't know it that's true or not lol
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