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Thanks. That helps. I will wire brush it up and coat it in metal lacquer. I have the special spray for metal I use on brass and polished parts on fans. It keep the brass from re-tarnishing.

I have been looking for a while now. I live in North West Arkansas. I have talked to several flea market tool dealers and they all say the same thing. Anvil's at least around this area are hard to find and then to find one that is not priced very high is very hard find to score. The size says 70 pounds but it weighs more like 68 plus a bit pounds. I work on old fans from the 20s and 30s. At times things like the strut arms are bent. I have used the concrete floor in the garage to beat them straight. When my dad passed, he was a hoarder and had a lot of stuff. I tried to separate out all the antiques, but the anvil in the garage I lost track of in the selling off of all the stuff I did not want to keep. I missed the anvil somehow and the girl I hired to sell the stuff at the garage sale must have sold it and I missed pulling it out. My dads had a ring like a bell. This one more thuds. But I think his was all steel and was in the family since at least the 50s. I think it was my great Grandfathers and was given to my dad so it would have been even older. But spilled milk. So I did not want to buy some Chines POJ. I wanted vintage antique American made. I was told the Vulcan's were junk so I would pass on the few of those I saw. Everyone seemed to really like the fisher anvil's so I was looking for one of those but any anvil was hard to find around here. I ran all the antique tool boots at flea markets and looked at craigs list and my area on Facebook market place. People around here even those selling privately are asking top dollar for any anvil. One dealer told me he can sell any vintage anvil he gets, problem is he can never find any for sale that leaves anything for him to make any money on. My area I looked runs from Joplin MO. To Fayetteville AR. The other issue is I can not take any anvil. I don't want a 10 pound anvil, and I don't want over 100 pounds. 50 to 100 will work for what I need, Most I find don't have any makers mark of its light and under the build up on the metal. I have another question. Should I wire brush this down and coat it with clear lacquer or leave it as is and oil it?

So does anyone have an idea of time manufactured?

Yes I did some research on Blackbeard and so I used the name. My wife uses Anne Bonny. I don't see a cast to steel line. I think its all cast.

What would you guys think this one was made of, Cast Iron? Steel or Iron with a steel plate? I also really want to get an about time for its manufacture. BTW there was a Blacksmith meet class next to Eureka West antique store a weekend or two ago. Were you there? I did not go but saw the sign when I went by.

I am not real familiar with rebound or Anvils. I assume by rebound you mean by how a hammer bounces off it when struck. I will look up how that is done and what kind of hammer if it matters and let you guys know. I live in Bentonville Arkansas. The antique tool dealers around here go by that rule. Plus or minus by the condition and maker.

I bought this at a flea market last weekend. I don't know what the going rate is but around here the rule of thumb is 5 dollars a pound. It has a nice patina to it and its not beaten to death. I would like to know how old it is, if that is even possible. Thanks for any help.