I had a great demo time yesterday. There were not very many people present, but I got about $200 worth of special orders. No direct sales though. I had a large stroke of good fortune that would have made it worth it if I hadn't sold anything. The first spectator that came up had a young boy with him. After a few minutes I let the boy turn my blower for me, I was making a dinner bell. The man then asked me if I would like another anvil, to which I replied that I might, and that I was looking for one in the 300 lb. range. He said it wasn't "quite" that big. I asked how much he wanted, and he asked how much I would give for it, I said I wouldn't give over $1.00 per lb. depending on the condition of the anvil. He said that we had a deal, and I could tell him how much it weighed. (I.E. 10 lbs.
) Then he told me I could have the anvil if he could have the dinner bell. I said I would have to think about it for a while, and about 1/10,000th of a second later aked him when would be a good time to pick it up. We went and got it that evening. It wasn't quite as big as I had hoped, about 50 lbs., but the price was SOOOOOOO right! It is in perfect condition as well. Great porta peice!
I wasn't able to get any pictures because my family went to Bowling Green all day, but I do have a picture of the anvil. It also has a new top plate.
The kidsmith,
Dave Custer