gregp Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hey guys thanks ahead of time for your help. I was just blessed with a new anvil. can you help me id it and maybe tell me what its worth. this guy weighs in at 90#. the letters, in a circle "MP" are on the front. I don't know if you can tell or not from the photos but this thing hardly been used the top edges are still square. Any idea on the age? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Farrier's anvil; quite recently made I would suspect. May still be in production. Now to track down the maker and see what they are/were charging for it. (Probably very loud too!) Not a very good style for blademaking or working with stout stock. For very small ornamental work it might be just the thing! The "sweet spot" for heavy hammering is the area of the face where there is mass all the way to the foot of the anvil as you can see that anvil was designed for minimal "sweet spot" Compare it with say a NIMBA anvil where the face is pretty much all "sweet spot". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregp Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Farrier's anvil; quite recently made I would suspect. May still be in production. Now to track down the maker and see what they are/were charging for it. (Probably very loud too!) Not a very good style for blademaking or working with stout stock. For very small ornamental work it might be just the thing! The "sweet spot" for heavy hammering is the area of the face where there is mass all the way to the foot of the anvil as you can see that anvil was designed for minimal "sweet spot" Compare it with say a NIMBA anvil where the face is pretty much all "sweet spot". The guy i got it from says he used it many many years ago. not new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 If it's less than 50 years old it's "recent" in the blacksmithing world. I commonly use equipment over 150 years old. It's nothing special; smithing stuff tends to "wear like iron!" You have to get into the 1700's before things are "real old" in the blacksmithing world! (The basic "London pattern" for anvils has been in use since the 1820's) I would "guess" the 1970's to 1980's for that design and so pretty recent. If the person trying to sell it to you tells you it's 100 years old then I would be very careful of dealing with them! I'll drop over to anvilfire and see if Frank Turley recognizes it---he started as a Farrier and has been teaching blacksmithing since the 1970's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Evers Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'd guess "Multi Products" Japanese in the 70's. Here's a link to one for sale. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/135-lb-multi-products-anvil-farrier-blacksmith Link says manufactures from 1955 to 1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric sprado Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 It is a Multi Products anvil. While not shaped for general blacksmithing,Multi Products anvils were made of very good steel and held up well.All of their equipment was quite serviceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beslagsmed Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 You can tell it is a farrier anvil by seeing the "clipping horn" on the side. This, some farriers use to pull toe/quarter clips on horseshoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yes, it's a Multi Product. Dick Cropper of Chatsworth, CA, had them cast in Japan and imported for resale, beginning about 1960. No longer in business. http://www.turleyforge.com Granddaddy of Blacksmith Schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Just today, I was going through my old file cabinet, and I found a 1964 catalog from Clark's Leather in Hillsboro, Oregon. That particular anvil was listd for sale @ $125.00, and from Miller Supply, Batavia, Illinois, 1966: $110.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregp Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks a lot guys you were great I just keep looking for an "OLD" one keep 'em ringing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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