hangman15

Good evening everyone. I have just acquired this 133lb Peter Wright anvil out of an old auto shop that used to be an old blacksmith shop. The mechanic I bought it off of just retired from the shop after being there over 30 years and when he left he was gifted the anvil since he used it for all those years for driveshaft yokes and bearing removal. Needless to say he miss used it for all those years and took a large chunk off of the anvil. This is my 3rd anvil so I don't really need it other than owning a part of history. I am just curious what the groups thoughts are, should I leave it as is or try and repair it. From What I have found in my research is this anvil was built between the years 1852-1876. With the amount of damage I only paid $250 for the anvil. I figured it was worth the risk if I could or could not repair it. It's still a piece of history that has found a good home to care for it.