Show me your ANVIL

[Thrumcap]

I was out yardsaling it up, when I ran across this Kohlswa anvil.
102 lbs, 18 C marked on the feet.



15 bucks, in the trunk

In the restore queue it goes!

Thrumcap

 

[Outlawmws]

yousuckyousuckyousuckyousuck

 

[jpickar]

YOU ****!!! BIG TIME!!! 15 BUCKS FOR AN ANVIL!!
John

 

[rmalkow2]

yousuckyousuckyousuckyousuck

YOU ****!!! BIG TIME!!! 15 BUCKS FOR AN ANVIL!!
John

What they said.

At least i renews my hope of finding one like that some day.

 

[Ironhorse74]

i was out yardsaling it up, when i ran across this kohlswa anvil.
102 lbs, 18 c marked on the feet.



15 bucks, in the trunk

In the restore queue it goes!

Thrumcap

you ****!

 

[joe.striper]

Picked up this 200lb Fisher-Norris for 2.25 a lb, or $450. Good rebound, top is perfect with chipping on the working side. I like these Fishers. 1910 vintage

Oh and Thrumcap, YOU ****!

 

[freudianfloyd]

I posted my anvil in another thread, but I might as well post it here to make it official. I got this one from my Grandfather a few weeks ago.

90# Vulcan.

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[mattdesmond]

Just bought this Fulton anvil locally and working to clean off the paint (and unfortunate welds to the angle iron). It weighs 71 lbs. I'm pretty sure it's solid cast steel, rings like a bell. If anyone has any information on this, I'd love to hear it. It seems to have 2 upside down 4's cast and stamped into it. I intend to use this to learn some blacksmithing techniques.

 

[Craptain]

Nice Fulton, Matt. Pity that someone chipped those edges so bad. That is an important part of the anvil. Hope you get some good use out of it.

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[Ironhorse74]

I finally got my first anvil. I am pretty excited. Can anyone tell me more about it?

 

[Outlawmws]

It's big, its heavy, its rusty, it has a forge on top, and I can't read the letters on the base in your pic, so can't say much further...

 

[crguy]

I finally got my first anvil. I am pretty excited. Can anyone tell me more about it?

Looks like it might be a 105lb Trenton. The name should be on the side. Good anvil.

 

[Ironhorse74]

Thanks CRGuy

 

[Ironhorse74]

It is marked 105 ^ 153790

 

[Drmelfi]

looking for help identifiying this anvil.it was my grandfathers.its not for sale but curious as to where it may have came from.i have done a lot of searching but come up empty. in pics you can see a small rectangle hole in front base and a notch on the front foot/base both are unique and i cant find these features anywhere else any help would be appreciated. thanks

 

[SkunkWerX]

This is my 150# Fisher circa 1939 7/8" hardy
The pritchel hole was either a very tight 5/8" or a sloppy loose 9/16" , I bumped it up to a proper 5/8" to make it easier to fabricate tooling for the pritchel.
It came with a steel base, but was was way too tall...almost bench height.
I re-used the 3/8" wall pipe/round tube from the original stand, but cut it down to proper anvil height.
Before welding the top plate I double lined the interior with heavy plastic trash bags and poured in 2 bags of dry play sand. The steel base itself was over 100# + 120# of play sand. The entire rig is sitting at about 370#
Found a "roadkill" semi truck mud flap on the side of the highway and used contact cement to affix it to the bottom plate, this got rid of any steel on concrete wobble effect. Not seen in the picture, it has a steel band clamped around it, with hammer holders all the way around.

 

[carcajou]

Nice looking anvil/base

 

[jpickar]

I received this Vulcan 80lb. anvil for Christmas from my boys and wife. One of the best Christmas presents I have ever received.
JOhn

 

[G-ManBart]

Picked up these two little guys today....one on the left weighs 52lbs, the one on the right is 57lbs. Neither is marked, but both have a reasonable amount of rebound, and very little use showing. I'm probably going to keep one, and sell one...hopefully make enough to cover the cost of gas to get them.

 

[poppinjohnnies]

Here's my Fisher 140 lb anvil dated 1907

 

[Sawdustmaker]

My grandfather had a short piece of railroad track for an anvil. I told my wife about using it and the memories of working with my grandfather. She went to a rail yard and picked up a "scrap" piece of track 2.5 feet long. HEAVY! Fortunately a friend had a plasma cutter and cut out this shape for me. Some grinding (still a bit more to do) and I have a handy little anvil. Has a nice ring to it too. About 14" long. I use the remaining piece as a weight for glue ups.

 

[Jim The Swede]

Here is my anvil and stand with wheels.
I resessed the anvils foot in the stand and really overdid the whole thing

 

[nine4gmc]

That's sharp!

 

[ffgalika]

I received this anvil from a friend. His father brought it over from Hungary 40+ years ago and it sat in their barn. I cleaned it up, refinished it and built the base. The base has been burnt and oiled.

 

[Outlawmws]

That is an awesome looking stand!

 

[Westozfixer]

Can I ask why you burn the wood?

 

[OCD]

Can I ask why you burn the wood?

I think for the look, it's cool!!

 

[IBenDcars]

I have had this beauty for a few years. I got it in a trade for fixing a tire for a guy. It's been sitting on the ground outside my shop door since I got it. Most of my friends that have come over wanted me to give it to them, or sell it to them. Well I finally got tired of looking at it on the ground so I decided to build a stand for it. The brake drum with the welded on iron has also been in my way for even longer than the anvil. I cut down the "Channel" and welded on the flat plate. The hold down straps were the best idea I could come up with. They should hold it pretty secure.
Anyway to the pictures.

So I think I figured out it's from between 1860 and 1880 or so. And it is supposed to weigh 156 lbs. But I didn't see anything about the anchors stamped on the end. Anybody got any hints what those mean?

 

[ffgalika]

Can I ask why you burn the wood?

Working with metal is oily and dirty. So I thought that finish would camouflage the greasy fingerprints, etc. I also like the look.

 

[scooternut]

My first anvil. Grabbed this Peter Wright today, i bought his Ellis 6-HT forge as well to replace my paint can forge. The stand came with it as well.

He advertised it as 110 pounds, the markings indicate 140# to me.
Can anyone help date it?





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[Cypherian]

My first anvil. Grabbed this Peter Wright today, i bought his Ellis 6-HT forge as well to replace my paint can forge. The stand came with it as well.

He advertised it as 110 pounds, the markings indicate 140# to me.
Can anyone help date it?









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Dating it is hard but with the solid wrought on it maybe 1860s to early 1900's And you are correct 140 according to the numbers . Probably slightly less depending on amount of use and resurfacing . This is going on Postman's book there maybe someone with some more definitive dating.

Cypher

 

[bgarrett]

I have been looking for a nice stump for my anvil ever since I got it in 2015. Its a M&H Armitage Mouse Hole, made between 1854 and 1875, 147 1/2 pounds on my scale. I got a nice chunk of oak tree trunk and used a router for a place to recess the anvil down into the base this morning

 

[G-ManBart]

Finally got my Hay Budden home! It's 145lbs and seems to be in good condition...decent edges, nice ring and rebound across the face.

The serial number indicates 1907 production, so it's nearly 110 years old!

 

[Tarnished]

G-ManBart: Love that Hay Budden. Nice edges on yours also, someone took good care of it. What is the back story?

I've been looking for one that size or larger for a while with no luck. Biggest I've found is 115# and still looking.

 

[drivesitfar]

GMan: where did you find the serial # to date reference or did you buy an ANVILS OF AMERICA book? very nice looking anvil and maybe you can router out a stump like BG did for his or are you going to make a steel one?

BG: WELL DONE!! did you just plunge the router into the oak or maybe drill a few pilot holes in the corners before routering that stump? impressive. i might still put a couple old iron straps on it, but maybe it's in there good enough that it won't move.

 

[G-ManBart]

G-ManBart: Love that Hay Budden. Nice edges on yours also, someone took good care of it. What is the back story?

I've been looking for one that size or larger for a while with no luck. Biggest I've found is 115# and still looking.

Thanks! There was an auction in Indiana (about 2.5hrs away) and they had a bunch of anvils. I bid on several and didn't think I had any shot at all on this one, but I think their website was having issues. I had trouble logging in during the closing time, and had no idea what current bids were, etc. I missed out on several that I would have bid higher, but couldn't follow the auction live.

I gave up hope as I started getting e-mails that the auctions closed and I missed all of the, until I got an e-mail that I'd won this one! I think other folks were waiting to the last hour or so, and couldn't get into the site to go live, and missed out. I would up paying $600 with the auction premium, but I've been watching H-B sell for a lot more than $4/lb lately, so I'm happy with it.

I want something bigger, but this will do nicely for now. I have a 150lb Fisher that has damage, and I'm going to use that to learn/practice my hammering techniques before using the H-B.

 

[G-ManBart]

GMan: where did you find the serial # to date reference or did you buy an ANVILS OF AMERICA book? very nice looking anvil and maybe you can router out a stump like BG did for his or are you going to make a steel one?

Hey Drives,

I don't have a copy of Anvils in America yet, but will get one. I did some research on a couple of the blacksmithing sites and narrowed it down to 1907. I also posted it on iforgeiron and someone with AIA confirmed the date.

I think I'm going to weld up a steel stand for it...don't want my welders to get bored

 

[CrotalusAtrox]

Found this Shapligh Hardware Black Prince Anvil. 158# going to clean it up a bit and that's it.

 

[isb cornbinder]

I bought a 200 pound anvil at an auction 28 years ago, I think is a VULCAN because it has the arm and hammer cast into the WAIST. I do not use this anvil very often, but, I am pleased to have the anvil when I need it. I have a bunch of other vintage stakes and the stake plate from the sheetmetal trade of long ago.
Tomorrow, I will dig out, photograph and post pictures of my 2, two meter long manual shears that look like really big scissors. One has a compound action and both at rated for 16 gauge. They fit the HARDY HOLE.
A lot of these tools came from my Father's shop and the anvil was at auction for Pacific IHC Trucks in Vancouver, BC. I paid $400 or so at that time.

 

[sandman54]

New additions to my addiction!