Hello Gentlemen,
I am brand new to this board, and I am a fan of the blacksmithing trade. My great grandfather used to be one.
I am KC from Lakewood, Colorado and I inherited an awesome, heavy-duty anvil from my late great grandfather, and would like to find a buyer for this
rare beauty. It is the biggest darn anvil I have ever seen. Passed down over the generations, it has been garaged the entire time we've owned it.
Weight? I would guess it weighs-in somewhere around 350 to 375 pounds. :cool:
A local blacksmithing school evaluated it in photos I mailed in as "very respectible" and gave me a market estimate around $4,500 to $5,000 dollars.
They also referred me to this forum as a way to find well versed buyers. To this end, I am shopping it around.
FISHER ANVIL DIMENSIONS:
Size: 33 1/2" long, by 6" wide face, by 14" tall. The horn is 10 1/2" long. Approximate weight is: 375 lbs.
Anvil accoutrements:
Who out there is interested?
I have taken many digital picture, so they are forthcoming (need to free some space on my PC first). Hope to have .jpgs ready by 4-4-09.
Have any questions, comments, concerns or bids? Take a minute and send them in to me and I'll do my best to respond asap.
"Quality is remembered, long after price is forgotten"....
Have a productive weekend hammering your new creations!
-KC
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Lakewood, Colorado 80215
[*]Hardie and Pritchel hole (fairly clean surfaces),
[*]Decent edges on heel and face (pretty decent surfaces),
[*]Base of the anvil has opposing holes on each side to anchor it to base,
[*]"Fisher" is forged in on the base (same side as the horn)
[*]No visible cracks in waist or base (per my inspection)
[*]Raised letters below the waist reads, 85 (does that give clues on age?).
[*]Anvil has a black coating that is peeling-off all around it. (I may polish those out before I sell it). Is that recommended?
[*]This Fisher anvil is a real beauty, and sure to be the pride of any serious blacksmithing operation, a student or fellow blacksmith anvil collector.
