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New to me Blacksmith Anvil - 229yrs old
June 24, 2019, 07:36 PM
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Wow, love this. Glad it has a proper home.
June 24, 2019, 08:41 PM
Excam_ManThats very nice. Like the other one too.
June 26, 2019, 01:24 PM
Texas Bob C.Wow! I wonder how they made it back then.
June 26, 2019, 01:58 PM
PDLooks wicked cool. Maybe a foot rest in front of the TV?
Kinda jealous but my age makes me think twice about accumulating more stuff that no one else will care about. My nephew still doesn’t know he’ll one day inherit some nice weapons.
June 27, 2019, 06:10 PM
GrumpyBikerquote:
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.:
Wow! I wonder how they made it back then.
It’s spelled out step by step in this book.
It has opened my eyes to the incredible effort required to make Anvils .
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June 29, 2019, 10:39 AM
GrumpyBikerGot a chance to talk to the Amish guy who I bought the anvil from.
He purchased it at an auction so there’s no history to be had.
To bad.
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June 29, 2019, 01:01 PM
AH.74Hey GB,
Here's the one I mentioned upthread. According to the wife her Uncle had it for many years before giving it to us. That's all I know.
The only marking we could find is this, part of the casting it would seem. Would you take a look and see if it shows up in your reference?
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June 29, 2019, 03:26 PM
CooksterFascinating! Thank you!!
Doc Cudd playing his anvil.
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June 29, 2019, 05:11 PM
GrumpyBiker[QUOTE]Originally posted by AH.74:
Hey GB,
Here's the one I mentioned upthread. According to the wife her Uncle had it for many years before giving it to us. That's all I know.
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Could you post a pic from the other side ?
The opposite side is where any remaining remnants of manufacturers markings will be.
But it looks to be a cast iron anvil vs forged.
Looks like you have a Fisher.
You can e-mail pics to me as well.
You’ll be looking for an eagle .
Something like on this old Fisher.
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June 29, 2019, 05:48 PM
MrToadThat is really neat. Thank you for the pictures and a good home for that anvil.
If you like religion, laws or sausage, then you shouldn't watch them being made. June 30, 2019, 05:33 AM
syboAll I can say is THIS IS COOL!!
June 30, 2019, 03:37 PM
AH.74I think that might just be a very faint Eagle I see in the center right, after a little poking around. What do you think?
The flash picks up a lot of detail you don't see on the actual piece.
Thanks for looking.
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June 30, 2019, 06:53 PM
GrumpyBikerLooks like a Fisher.
Are there letters standing proud of the body?
Until you take a wire brush wheel on a drill to it, it’s to difficult to tell especially in photos to determine age.
But the features are correct.
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