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Aah oke. Thanx. (bedankt ;-) ) Makes you wonder why someone bought a anvil in the 50's and hardly used it. Not something you'd by every day..

Got the anvil at home. If the seller told me it was a new anvil i would believe that. It's in a amazing state. And because of that,iam getting very curious about how old the anvil is. Anyone at this forum that could put me in the right direction?

i think i wil use propane. my workshop is at home and i don't think the neighbours would like me to use coal. And propane wil do the job i ges. Naarden? Nice city,and old. Famous in the Netherlands. I live way up north,near the city of Groningen.

Thank's for your replay Latticino. I thought it was in good shape. No big concerns about that. ( made a downpayement unseen) I just would know how old it is,and by the cm's the weight +-. It's confusing because of the stamp (pfp , original pfp, fire welded , electric welded) and that kind of things. The stake anvil lookst great,but that's because it was done by a "flapdisc?"The top is pretty round not straight and flat. But i don't use it for that part.

Hello. I take my first post to introduce myself and to make the first question. Iam Derk Jan. From the Netherlands (Holland) I do visit this site a lot because iam, willing to do some iron forging. Like knives etc etc. Small stuff. I came across this forum and i must say i was blown away by al the info that is on it. It will help me a lot with al the questions i have. In the Netherlands there are some blacksmiths but because it's a small country the info is limited. This is why i decided to make a account on iforgeiron. The first question is.... I bought a anvil. It's a peddinghaus?. I think about 100kg?? more or less. It looks oke. But i would like to know how old it is? I try to get some photo's in this post,taken from Marktplaats (like the Dutch craigslist eBay) I don't have the anvil at home yet,can't take more pictures right now. You do like to say how it's pay'd by Dollar to the lbs. I pay'd 2 euro's a KG. Good deal i think,even in the Netherlands. I know there is some good knowledge on anvils here,so i hope to get some answers. Iam just curious. On top the first anvil i own. For a couple of years know. Not in the best shape but i use the round horn to make twostroke exhaust. I hope to be around for a long time on this forum and get info and show my first steps in forging iron. I will do my best to make my posts as good as i can in your language. But forgive me if i make some mistakes...