Well.... the FNG (from Manitoba, Canada) is going to wade into the discussion and respectfully disagree with the experts. I came across a very similar anvil yesterday, and it is in this case, very clearly stamped Norris. I was wondering if John H Norris had sold some before he went into partnership with Fisher, but apparently no such luck. I contacted the Fisher/Norris museum and this is what they had to say.... "Your Norris anvil was probably made in England. It does have some value as it is a small forged anvil and is in good shape. Norris was a friend of Mark Fisher in Newport, Maine who financed the anvil operation. He was not an anvil maker. He was a silent partner with money whose name has stayed around."
So it would seem these anvils most likely came out of England from an unrelated source. I think the one I came across may be an older version (late 1800's?) as the design seems somewhat cruder... or it was made by an inexperienced anvil maker.
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Well.... the FNG (from Manitoba, Canada) is going to wade into the discussion and respectfully disagree with the experts. I came across a very similar anvil yesterday, and it is in this case, very clearly stamped Norris. I was wondering if John H Norris had sold some before he went into partnership with Fisher, but apparently no such luck. I contacted the Fisher/Norris museum and this is what they had to say.... "Your Norris anvil was probably made in England. It does have some value as it is a small forged anvil and is in good shape. Norris was a friend of Mark Fisher in Newport, Maine who financed the anvil operation. He was not an anvil maker. He was a silent partner with money whose name has stayed around."
So it would seem these anvils most likely came out of England from an unrelated source. I think the one I came across may be an older version (late 1800's?) as the design seems somewhat cruder... or it was made by an inexperienced anvil maker.