December 10, 201411 yr An unknown maker anvil that has definitely had a long hard life. About 100 lbs.
December 10, 201411 yr A broken Foster, dated 1829. The whole of the heal is gone. The rest of the anvil is not in too bad of shape.
December 10, 201411 yr Par for the course on Fosters. I've seen more broken than whole, but even the fragments are great anvils.
December 10, 201411 yr My 1828 William Foster is missing the heel and 90% of the face. I hope to someday try to reface it in the traditional manner. Postman suggested I do it in two stages: 1 weld the face to a plate of real wrought iron and then weld the real wrought iron to the body. I've been waiting to find someone who wants a blade from documented 1828 steel...(that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
December 10, 201411 yr Par for the course on Fosters. I've seen more broken than whole, but even the fragments are great anvils. I actually have three other Foster anvils that are not broken, including a Coachmakers pattern.
December 17, 201411 yr A very ugly broken FISHER anvil. Lots of edge chipping, and broken off at the hardy hole. I think this anvil lived its early life in a school shop. Typical.
January 26, 201511 yr Here are some bigger pics from the seller for anyone considering buying it. few workable spaces on there......
January 27, 201511 yr Gentlemen, Old anvils in a modern world. Nostalgia has it place but function always win the race. A lot of the product for sale as an" anvil" are more worthy of historical reference than function. Buyer beware. As blacksmith's we have to look to our own current resources, . Nimba makes anvils, as well as ridged. I regret the lack of product in the market because among other things it' drives up the cost of what's available on the market. There were more anvils available in 1920 than there are now and they we competively market priced. Unfortunately many blacksmith's today have to shop a limited antique marketplace as opposed to a commercial production market, thus the pricing you see on places like eBay. End of rant. Peter
July 15, 201510 yr Seen this anvil on Ebay, has had some lovely work done to the heel To be fair its probably not too bad apart from that, and the starting price is okay. Tom
July 15, 201510 yr Nice pike, nice face over the sweet spot; I'd be happy to have that anvil if it passed the ball bearing test.
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