Hay-Budden also used a digit stamp that is believed to refer to the lot of steel used in its construction so if the is not indicative of the weight it is probably this lot number) Another sign of the Hay-Budden is the 'hourglass shape' of the indentation on the bottom of the anvil, (actually a fairly thin rim that projects down from the edge of the base and so follows the base's. Year re-started serial numbers with prefix letter “A”, number A1 Year Hay-Budden ended production and the serial numbers in the range of A57, English (US). The anvil is a HAY BUDDEN or sometimes called a HAY BODDEN manufactured by James Hay and Fredrick Budden of Brooklyn, NY. The letter previous to the AY is missing due to the damage to the butt end of the anvil, under the letters are the numbers which could represent a serial number.
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