DJmahon

ok black frog. I thought you weren't in the baltimore area, so thought it couldn't be the same auction

Thanks John! that tells me it's a least a little old

Thnx. I don't think we were looking at the same auction, Black Frog, I'm in MD, not cheeseheadland. And does anybody know anything about the "CADOS"?

Can someone please help me ID this? I know nothing about anvils except for the little research I was able to do since I won this thing in an auction. I know it's a 'stake' anvil b/c of the shape of the mount, but I have no idea why the horn tip is nipped off or why the face is so narrow (about 4 cm, and it is in cm). Other than very little surface rust that brushes off easy, it looks practically brand new with no visible chips, dings or dents that I can see. I'm pretty sure it's not an antique or anything special like that, but I have no idea what it is. The farthest I've found is that this crown with "CADOS" comes up with some hammers from Peddinghaus-Cados. Checking Peddinghaus website, only one of their models includes CADOS, also having the crown. The rest are straight Peddinghaus with a clover-like logo. And they are all hammers, haven't seen any anvils. So it's European made, German language (Austria, Germany?), and specialized in purpose. Anything else? Thanks