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Thank you for the response. He was happy to hear that. I do wonder tough if the horn is a bit to beefy for a 1700?

Hello there! A friend just bought an anvil and got one for free. And he is interessted in knowing some more info about them. I guess the first one is north german maybe? Its 120 kg and from 1912. The other one is... unknown. It has a weird construction. Straight on one side, and pretty deformed, but has a usable rebound and ring to it. Does anyone recognize what this anvil might be spesific to? And am I right that the first might be german? -Thank you for watching! -Jens

looks very much like an ASO

You have a point there, but won´t wax melt or get some reaction with the skin, say for warm/ sour skinned people etc? Maybe a different version works better? my teacher talks alot about HM´s cheap matte- nailpolish. Haven´t tried it myself but i´ll give it a test! Maybe some higher quality spray laquer? For high stress items. Plows etc. There should probably be some clear car laquer around =)

clear nail polish should work fine. ether on the whole piece or just the part against the skin. =)

very lovely! Im having problem getting interested in architectural work. But this makes my finger itch.

wow, that is really abused. Almost looked like someone did that on purpose! Do you know how it ended up like that? Blown up?

Very nice! Seems like good hard work. =)

only info is length 57 and height 30 (cm that is) As I have one similar looking (cast steel) with the same length, but 5 cm shorter I guess it to be about 60 kg as mine is 50. But then again, it seems to have a lot less mass at the waist.

Greetings there! So I finally found that anvil magnet everyone is talking about and find them everywhere where I can acquire them:P Anyways. I found this one for sale and it made me wonder about the shape. I guess its just "another way" to do an anvil, but still, it looks like it has some german flare but with less mass distribution. Maybe specialises for a kind of work (farrier?). Does anyone recognize this kind of anvil/ where it might come from? http://www.finn.no/finn/torget/annonse?finnkode=50635591&searchclickthrough=true&searchQuery=ambolt -Jens (the newly awakened anvil addict)

hah! It does have a flair of geometric architecture about it with the more "elegant" windows. So yea :P Maybe they should start using those kind of anvils in fantasy movies.

I think the JEBs are Austrian. too sad about it beeing dead tough. The one I found did make some noice. I guess its cast without a steel plate. Cause it was still kicking.

-DROOL- I don´t know what the angle is designed for. But I´ll find a use for it!

oooooh! Thats a lovely one! One thing is sure, anvilmakers could have a fair shot at encrypting things. Theese systems are very queer. :P

Thank you for the reply! Very interesting! I guess the numbers on the side indicate the weight of the piece then?

I do agree! Very happy that i found them. I am contemplating buying the biggest one too, but my anglegrinder broke so ill have to buy me a new one of those. An extra for me is that this design seems to have roots in the Styrian part of austria, which is where I was born :)

Here are some more pictures. The face with all its dings, Some chipping in the front. And what it looks like on the bottom. Because, hey! Some people like that too :P

My bad on the weight! It seems its the length of the face. The one I bought, the "46", is 53,8kg. The bigger one was in much worse shape, compared to mine which only has some dings, alltough some are a bit bigger, but still just dings. It has a lovely rebound and a modest ring. Looking forward to it :P I found out that its pretty much the same as one of the ones on anvilfire. http://www.anvilfire.com/anvils/ferd_anvil_012.php Just lighter. Is it hiding from the people who rewelded it before? ^^ Well it is just a bit of curiosity, nothing to straign your back for :P

I think its probably the same then? Does it have any numbers on the sides? mine has a 15 and a 16(or 18) on the side without the slope, where the logo is. On the side with the slope it has a area where there was writing. but its so worn that its hard to see anything but vague shadows of letters.

There is truly something very sad about badly treated anvils. Altough they do tell a nice story :P It does seem (after lurking a bit on german forums) that its probably a cast anvil. But the slim heel could indicate that its forged. since the cast ones generally have thicker heels. I did find some JEB ones which are kind of the middle european equivalent of a peddinghaus or similar.

Greetings! So I was at a local antique shop today and found they have four anvils for sale. It does seem like they are of the same design which I guess is hungarian/ austrian (not queit sure). the first one is a guess at about 35kg. The second at 46, the third at 39 and the big one at 48kg. The only one that has a marking is the biggest one which has a JEB on the side, and looks well used. I am contemplating buying the second one which is the only one not eather marred or bulged. But wanted to show you guys them. Because I know you love anvilpictures =P I am wondering tough. Are theese just some "knockoffs" from some known designs? Or is it the costum to not mark theese types? Only one I´ve found are http://www.anvilfire.com/anvils/ferd_anvil_004.php. Afaik they do have good rebound. Only had a iron rod to test them with, but it did bouce well. Tomorrow I´ll bring a hammer :P

THAnks! very helpfull :)

"If there are cars near you there will be usable bearings around." Hehe, can´t deny that :P Thank you again Thomas, and everyone else. I really appreciate it! =)

Only got my coal and gas forge and my hammers. And sadly its hard getting any sort of metalparts that are more advanced than constructionbars around where my forge is. But I´ll have a look around and see what If I can´t figure it out. Shouldn´t be a problem making something that´ll last a summer until I get started on my blacksmithschool. I think they´ll have the equipment and knowledge to help me there. I´ll may be posting my custom solution on here when I get to it =) Else I´ll just have to bug someone of you guys for a spare part ^^ Thanks again!

Ah, that clears up a fair bit. And bugger! :wacko: I have no idea how I can get any replacementsparts. Guess I´ll have to improvice something for the time beeing. Wonder how this is going to go... Anyways Thank you so much for the help! Appreciate it =)