Tell me about this anvil

[tlevan03]

I got this anvil out of an old tractor shop. I'm guessing it's around 80-100lbs. I cleaned as much as I could for now to see the markings.

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[bigcaddy]

Your anvil is cast iron with an applied steel face. They were the budget line from fisher anvils. It looks pretty nice though. Do you mind saying what you paid?

 

[tlevan03]

I paid nothing for it. I had to take a trip up north for a funeral and found it in my late grandpas shed. Is it worth anything? I don't plan on selling it. I just want to know more about it.


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[bigcaddy]

Vulcans are good anvils but the serious users sometimes shy away from them due to the cast/welded face combo. If you repeatedly whack something cast iron with a hammer, it's gonna break. Do the same with a section of railroad track and nothing is gonna happen except some chipping.

As for value, I have no idea. I don't sell anvils but a good price range is 2.00 per pound and that gets higher with larger/older anvils. That's not set in stone because collectors will pay much more for smaller or more elusive models.

You could easily put a value of at least 200.00 on it but I'm sure it carries much more sentimental value then monentary.

 

[tlevan03]

Thanks. I'm not an avid anvil user. I dig through his things every chance I get just to hold on to them. Once I build my garage it will have a set place.


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[Zeke]

When you get an anvil you soon realize you could have used it many times before.

 

[Black Frog]

Your anvil is cast iron with an applied steel face. They were the budget line from fisher anvils. It looks pretty nice though. Do you mind saying what you paid?

Vulcan had nothing to do with Fisher, except they were both cast iron with steel faces, Fisher being much higher quality anvil. Vulcans are not the best anvils, but way better than nothing. Treated properly, they are serviceable and useable. They will not (or should not) break unless used improperly.

Vulcans were made by I.I.B.C., Illinois Iron and Bolt Company. Early ones had "IIBC" on them, later they had the arm and hammer logo, NOT to be confused with real Arm & Hammer brand anvils which were high quality forged and not cast.