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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Steersman, post: 352070, member: 239&quot;]<font face="Verdana"><font size="5">According to Postman, (<i>Anvils in America, 1998) </i>William Foster anvils often had one or two letters there.&nbsp; He says they are &#039;probably inspector&#039;s marks.&#039;&nbsp; All the WF anvils he has pictured have them.</font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5">I&#039;m wondering what an anvil inspector did, beyond certifying the weight.&nbsp; (Roadrunner cartoons come to mind....)</font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Verdana"><font size="5">Again, not a terribly bad face, especially on a 177 year old anvil.&nbsp; </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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