KC Jones

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 ********* 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.