I wont even pretend to know anything about anvils, but Im sure somebody here might be able to help me. Theres an Hay Burden 128 pound anvil to. Hi All, I have a Hay Budden anvil that I was wanting someone to look up for me if possible The serial number is 201238 Lemme know what you find Thanks If anyone has the Anvils in America book can let me know the year of manufacture for my Hay Budden anvil, serial. Are the serial number. Hay Budden Anvil. Hay Budden Anvils. History and information pertaining to the American made Hay Budden Anvil. Jump to. Check that anvil for a name serial number Age of an Anvil others posted. Hay Budden Anvil on a. Fisher anvils. Postman puts your serial number in. Supposedly the bases were serial numberd to match the anvils. Hay Budden is generaly regarded as one of the best anvils made. The size and condition of yours makes it rather desireable to the blacksmithing comunity. Value varies widely with location. Areas that settled early have lots of old anvils in barns and dont bring as much money. Hay Budden serial number Can someone help me with the year for my anvil. T-Shirt Iron On Programs on this page. The last thread help to find my serial number. The number is A17274. Thanks, Neal. Laredo, If memory serves right, you have a post 1909 Hay Budden. This date is significant because starting in 1909, Hay Budden abandoned the old practice of forge welding a tool steel plate to the tops of their anvils. Instead they simply forged the entire top halfwaist up out of tool steel. I think the cutoff serial was around 13000. That serial number puts the anvil manufacture date as late 1901. Certainly towards the end of the year as Hay Budden used serial numbers from 65001 75000 for the year 1901. Hay Budden serial number Smok. Stak. Blacksmithing and Metallurgy. Hand wrought manufacture of metal objects, extracting metals from their ores, or purifying metals and casting useful items from the metals. The Following User Says Thank You to brian d For This Post. Use Ctrl mouse wheel to change screen size. All times are GMT 4. The time now is 0.