stickermigtigger

We’ll, when rains it pours. Talking to a friend today who told me here father collected a few anvils before passing. So I followed her to his old barn and yes, we could find two of them; one what looked the a cast anvil with a supersized railroad rail base and the back end broken off. The second is now in my shop for safe keeping; a xxxxxxxx Hay Budden forged anvil. Shameful condition for something like that but that’s what neglect and weather will do. So now have another anvil adventure for another thread. (Also got a bucket of rail road spikes and a dozen hammers. LOL)

I’m not disappointed in my purchase and will be happy to use this one going forward. One horn is plenty. I am looking for possible trades now before I go banging it up; it really is in great condition so a trade now would bring me the most bang for the buck. The only functional difference I think important for me here is the width of the face. The double horns I’ve seen generally have wide(er) faces. A wire brush worked wonders!

Thank you for your enlightening comments.

North Carolina. I'd like to trade it for a double horn blacksmith anvil but after 800+ views on Marketplace there have been no offers. Doesn't matter; got a nice anvil at a good price. I took a wire wheel to it yesterday and it looks nice today; and not done cleaning it up yet. :-) Thanks for the response.

I picked up this anvil yesterday for $150. It has a couple of odd slots in the rear I can’t identify. I suspect they have something to do with making/bending horse shoes but they’re not the common bending buttons you see on some farrier anvils. I don’t know if they are manufactured or something custom some farrier had installed. Honestly they look like they were part of the casting. If you know what they are I’d love to hear about it. Thanks!