JT

thank you njanvilman !! that's interesting !! JT

3 minutes ago, Lou L said:

"Dangling the carrot" no longer has meaning to me.  

 

Ohhh the envy.

Like Jackie Gleason's old saying.... How Sweet It Is !!!!!

here are a few photos I took today at work after I wire wheeled it .... I still couldn't totally make out the weight so I placed it on our truck scales which has a 20 lb. variance .. the serial number is 13702.... I'm waiting on my Anvils in America book to arrive so if anyone could help with a year of manufacture it would be great !!  thanks, JT

2 hours ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Maybe you should make a hammer or something out of your 250lb Soderfors!

what !!   Never !! that anvil is too sweet !! this one will just be big brother and keep it company !! lol

2 hours ago, Lou L said:

It's real now!  Congrats and please be safe getting it out of your truck when you get home.  Plan twice, move once!

Ahhh yes Lou !!  fork truck at work .. shop crane at home !!

update !! I got my Arm & Hammer Anvil today !!   its much bigger in person then it looks in the photos !! I had it delivered to my work place. we were pretty busy today so I couldn't get a good look at it and had to leave it there over night.. I'll try to look it over good tomorrow and hopefully get some more photos and get it in my truck !! JT

update !! well much to my disappointment .. shipping has been delayed... now I won't get it until Monday..  more photos to come.... JT

On 11/20/2016 at 7:41 PM, JT said:

Minty 573 lb. Austrian Church Window Anvil !!  does any one recognize the make of the last photo ?? JT

well just to stop weeping in the willows and spruce things up a bit.,. here are a few more photos of the Church Window !

update !! its on a pallet and on its way.. its supposed to be delivered to me tomorrow !! I will add more photos in the next few days !!

27 minutes ago, bigb said:

I've never seen a wooden anvil before, are they poplar where you live? 

 

no I never saw one before but pretty nice yard art !! 

7 minutes ago, Lou L said:

What a gorgeous anvil.  I'm pining for it!

are you talking about the Church Window or the stump anvil ??  JT

3 hours ago, Dave51B said:

is that a stump anvil or a anvil stump in that last picture ? I'm guessing it is a treeton......       Dave

that's a very good question !! lol

12 minutes ago, Daswulf said:

hold on while I cry and throw up for a while..... ok. who cares what it is. It's a beautiful anvil......does it have good rebound?

 

which one ??  JT

Minty 573 lb. Austrian Church Window Anvil !!  does any one recognize the make of the last photo ?? JT 

Thank you tanglediver !! I should get it next week, then more photos to follow .. JT 

thank you Lou L and Marc1 !! no grinding will be done on it.. but I will wire wheel it to see if I can make out more of the markings on the side and find out the actual weight ... JT

I want to thank each of you

ThomasPowers

njanvilman

Fatfudd

Marc1

Black Frog

Mlinn77

Benjaman

Kozzy

JHCC

for all your thoughts and help in suggesting a fair market value and the condition of this Anvil, and the insight into Arm & Hammer Anvils in general and the rarity of the large ones.. I found it to be very helpful in my decision to go ahead with the purchase of it, and once I get it I will add more photos of it, and more as I clean it.. JT   

14 hours ago, Marc1 said:

Oh well ... I tried. Negotiation skills include not being afraid, but it's your money. 

Being a rare anvil and a rare size, if you can pay $1500 or 1600, you will not regret it. If you can pay $1400 even better

well my first offer to her was $1500.00 but was rejected right off the bat.. she was told by someone she respects that it was worth $2000.00 to $2500.00 and to not take any less then $1800.00.. after talking with her we compromised on the price and its now mine..  JT

10 hours ago, Benjaman said:

I messaged that person. Found it on craigslist. She never replied! And I messaged her the day she posted it. 

Probably saw my area code and figured I wouldn't drive a couple states to get it and didn't reply. People do that all the time. For 1600 bucks bring take that bad boy home!

Hi Benjaman, she probably didn't respond because I had a deal in place with her already.. JT

she's not going to accept that !! someone she respects told her what the prices are going for around her area and advised her not to take any less then $1800 and she already reluctantly came down to $1600.. I don't feel she will come down any further .. 

well I must say they aren't  very good at supplying the photos I asked for.. although I am dealing with a lady..  I asked for photos of the face, but she didn't know what the face was and asked if they could either lay a yard stick or a level across the length of the anvil to see if it has any sway, but got the photo with the tape measure ...   she did admit to not knowing the first thing about anvils.. and she is sorry but anvils just aren't their thing !! but she has come down to $4.00 a lb. based on 400lbs. the last photo is to show the comparison in size to anvils in the 100+ size range..  

9 minutes ago, Fatfudd said:

If Its in nice condition that is a fair price. You don't run across anvils that big everyday and big A&H anvils are super rare. They are are beyond good. 

thank you all for responding !! I will post more photos when I get them and ask the seller more questions.. as of now, its mine if I want it, I just need to find out a bit more to decide ..

well they are supposed to send me more photos today, here is another poor photo they sent yesterday. they said it was there fathers who is I think they said is 86 and he bought it when he was 20 from a rock quarry.. they said someone told them by looking at the photos and measurements it was 400 lbs.. and they tried to weight it on a scale that only went to 350 lbs. and it immediately maxed it out..  looks closer to 5 3/4" face.. not sure what the bottom looks like waiting on more photos.. they may be a bit high on their price.. they are talking $4.50 a Lb. @ 400 lbs. they may come down a bit , I don't know though..

hello, I ran across this Arm & Hammer Anvil said to be 400 Lbs. I can't make out much in the photo.. its  38 3/4" long with a 25 3/8" X 6" face. It stands 15 1/2" tall and has a base that's 15" X 13" with the photos I have I was wondering what a fair market value would be for it ?? thanks for any responses .. JT

thank you Michael, I looked up side draft forges and see what you mean.. this could be pretty easily altered and isn't to far off the dimensions I see in some of the drawings... its made out of pretty heavy gage steel..I would have very little invested into it .. maybe its worth a try.. JT

Hello , I'm new to all this and ran across this and was wondering if this would work for a start to building a Forge ?? I can get it cheap and its pretty heavy duty the size is 40"W X 20" D X 51" T the opening is 33" X 29" and the chimney opening is 8" X 12"... thanks for any comments .. JT

1 hour ago, C-1ToolSteel said:

Thanks JT! I tried to have a 200 pounder shipped to me by UPS, and the guy said it would be $690! He also said an anvil is like the awesomest thing you can buy!

yes C-1ToolSteel, I know what you mean.. I checked all the shippers and found YRC by far the cheapest.. I'm not sure how some of these guys are shipping as cheap as they list shipping for on eBay... all I can figure is they are adding it into their reserve price. I saw those same quotes from UPS and FedEx .. the delivery guy that brought mine was in awe of it and said its been a very long time since he has seen one !! lol  JT

2 hours ago, Frosty said:

Congratulations! Have you convinced the wife it's traditional to keep a new anvil in the living room? The part about the heavy duty zip ties holding it together made me smile.

Get ready to smile a LOT.

Frosty The Lucky.

thank you Frosty !! well not just yet.. I may just slip it in and set it in front of the fire place and hope she doesn't notice it !! lol  it is a beauty and such a smooth face !!  yes I was a bit hesitant at first about those zip ties but those things really worked well and were actually quite hard to cut loose !! ended being a great idea !! JT

C-1 ToolSteel... I used YRC Freight I did the Quote on line it was cheaper that way.. they were cheaper then any freight company I found. even much cheaper then any quote I got through U-ship.. it was $120.00 from PA. to Mi. but I even checked not long ago from Ca. to Mi. and it was only $140.00.. weight didn't seem to make any difference... U-ship the cheapest was $190 up to $395 !!  JT