There was an auction Saturday, not far from home, that had a cone mandrel. I have never seen one for sale, and I decided to go and try to buy it. An Amishman ended up with it, but I made him pay for it. There were 7 anvils there too, and I ended up with these 3. The big one is chipped some on both ends, but I have never seen one like this around here either. It is flat with no shelf, and has one hardie hole, that curls out through the side. It has a 6" wide face, and looks like it would be really nice to use. No markings that I can find. Do you call these German pattern? Or just double horned? Do you think it was cast here in the USA, or brought over on a boat?
Next is the stake anvil. Again, I never saw one like this at a sale, and thought it looked pretty handy.
Last is a Fisher of maybe #100-120? It is chipped up both sides, and I didn't really need it, but it went with the shears, and I did want them. It has the Eagle that stands proud of the casting, with an anchor.