Hello everyone! I just got my first anvil and forge, and since then have been reading on here and trying to learn as much as possible, while I get my new acquisitions situated. I purchased them from a friend who used to shoe horses back in the early 80's. It's a Mankel 95# farriers anvil, and I think the forge is a Mankel as well. I think he purchased them through the Oklahoma Farriers School, if I remember correctly. There's a little bit of info out there about Mankel's but not a whole lot it seems. The anvil is on good condition, and so is the forge (once I get it cleaned up) other than the blower needs replaced on the forge. It's one of those old Dayton 12v blowers. So I figured I'd get a new one for 115, if I decide to use it instead of buying a propane forge. I do have a hood for the forge, that I believe came with it originally, but it's in the back room, so I didn't get a picture.
Anyways, I just wanted to say hello and thank everyone for the knowledge they share on here. Here's a few pictures.
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Hello everyone! I just got my first anvil and forge, and since then have been reading on here and trying to learn as much as possible, while I get my new acquisitions situated. I purchased them from a friend who used to shoe horses back in the early 80's. It's a Mankel 95# farriers anvil, and I think the forge is a Mankel as well. I think he purchased them through the Oklahoma Farriers School, if I remember correctly. There's a little bit of info out there about Mankel's but not a whole lot it seems. The anvil is on good condition, and so is the forge (once I get it cleaned up) other than the blower needs replaced on the forge. It's one of those old Dayton 12v blowers. So I figured I'd get a new one for 115, if I decide to use it instead of buying a propane forge. I do have a hood for the forge, that I believe came with it originally, but it's in the back room, so I didn't get a picture.
Anyways, I just wanted to say hello and thank everyone for the knowledge they share on here. Here's a few pictures.