Bigred1o1 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 dose anyone know anything about the Hill anvils? anvils in America has about one paragraph about them and thats its this anvil is about 140miles away from me so i am hoping to flesh out my knowledge of a smidgen before taking a drive over to look at it primarily i am thinking about build quality and rough idea of weight all the info i have on it at the moment isIt is roughly 22 inches long. 10 inches tall and 4 ½ inches wide and made by hill thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 you should ask for a high quality photo before you make your drive, what many people call good used condition means to a blacksmith totally destroyed and only good for scrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 yup that is the plan they are working getting their daughter to come over and take a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Can they put it on a bathroom scale? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Not always a good idea, Frosty. I weigh (only) 220 lbs, so I once tried to weigh a 250 lb anvil on the bathroom scales. Seemed like a good idea at the time. The NEW scales are really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I had a Hill for a while. Wrought iron body, steel face plate. Not a bad anvil considering the age, they are old English style so a little more squat than the London patterns we are accustomed to. All the ones Ive seen have been slightly swaybacked, probably because of their older age. Hardie hole on mine (200#) was 31/32", old Bill Gitchner told me that it was the King's inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajajoaquin Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have a Hill of about 185 pounds. Nice anvil. I think that when you're talking about any of the "known" anvil makers, the quality will be sufficient. I would be more concerned with condition and size than with brand when talking about an anvil 150-180 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 very true Baja and its good to know of someone that has one and likes it that means i am one step closer to diving down to take a look at it but until i can get some real idea as to the shape its in i am holding off i have yet to get a photo of it i have picked up a good bit of info here from all of you so far i did get a note saying it was a 150lb but the last 150 anvil i got turned out to be a 118 not bad but i keep hoping i can find a 200-250 or so anvil down the road but you work with what you have and keep and ear out and your eyes open and you never know what you will find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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