Nancy

How cool.  Thanks 

Thanks. See what you are saying 

HI don't know what a spill holder is.  Hole is 1.5 inches deep by 1.75 inches wide.   

Thank you  just looked it up.  Interesting.    

Happy Anniversary.   Again thanks for info

HI don't know what a spill holder is.  Hole is 1.5 inches deep by 1.75 inches wide.   

Thank you  just looked it up.  Interesting.    

Not business card Holder.   Hole is 1.5 inches deep by 1.75 inches wide.

HI don't know what a spill holder is.  Hole is 1.5 inches deep by 1.75 inches wide.   

43 minutes ago, Charcold said:

I did find a similar example listed on another website:

http://www.antiqbuyer.com/All_Archives/MISC-ARCHIVES/collections.htm

Someone mentions in there that: "looks like it would accept a hammer handle.  Never saw that one before! "

now. My aunts uncle was a wood worker. There were a lot of old tools in shed as well as a cast iron victorian umbrella stand with an evil looking face.  I know it is old not chinese modern junk.  It is heavy and one piece construction.

one person replied that it is a pencil holder.  I thought maybe a jewelers anvil. Don't know why there is a large rectangular hole unless something else fits in it.  

Thank. I looked at website but could not find what you were referring to. Thank you for helping 

I don't know. My aunts uncle was a wood worker. There were a lot of old tools in shed as well as a cast iron victorian umbrella stand with an evil looking face.  I know it is old not chinese modern junk.  It is heavy and one piece construction.

one person replied that it is a pencil holder.  I thought maybe a jewelers anvil. Don't know why there is a large rectangular hole unless something else fits in it.  

Hi no need to be mean.  I know te one company was founded in 1873 that would be  antique.   Old to me is 75 plus years.  My posting is not fodder for jokes.  If you can't say anything nice, please don't reply.  Ps it is not a pencil holder.  

Appreciate your input.  It is very old.  It has been buried in that shed for many moons.

Hi. The attached anvil was in my friends uncles garage. It is small.  I have no means of weighing other than bathroom scale with me on it.  If I guess I thin 2.5 to 3 pounds.  Not cast iron. Either bronze or brass.   No markings per se other than incised mark that I thought was a bird.  Maybe just some random mark in metal.  What I haven't found is an anvil with rectangular hole on face plate.  Her uncle would be 106 if he was alice today.  No way of knowing the age.  Please see pics. Thanks