murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I thought I would share this anvil with all of you. I got this Peter Wright Double Horned anvil a few months ago. It weighs 260 lbs. Rings like a church bell. I talked with Richard Postman and he told me that these have been coming to the states during the past few years. Someone is shipping them over from Europe or something like that. i only saw this anvil in Anvils in America in a Peter Wright advertisement. I never saw one of these in all the hundreds of searches I have done looking for this particular anvil. If anyone has info, input or has one of these, I'd like to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 OOPS, 2 - 0 - 26, I MEAN 250 LBS. BTW, it is my favorite and I got it for $600. When I saw the double horn on craigslist, i called the guy immediately and told him I would buy it. He said he got it a few years back for over $1000 bucks. I have a 280 lb. Swedish Northstar, a 250 lb, Hay budden, a 130 lb. hay budden, a fisher 58 and 19 and a crap load of mini anvils. Mostly, I use the Northstar and Peter Wright. used to use the 130 hay budden a lot. The Northstar is great. I love anvils, something about them. Sometimes I just go outside in the garden and look at them, wire brush and oil em. They have a spirit in them, each one different. Richard Postman told me that there's a cure for this anvil-itis that I have, it is called DEATH. Gotta go and pamper my anvil, talk to you later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Here they are: 58 lb. fisher, 130 HB, 250 Peter Wright, 260 HB, 280 Northstar, I think the square one is a part of a hammer. Minis on my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 Better shot of the Fisher 58, I don't have the fisher 19 posted because it is on its way to me, any day now. that one is going on my desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 As an interesting note, the larger Hay Budden in an 1898 1st style. This one has the faceplate welded to the wrought. You can see some sway on the face. As a contrast the Hay Budden 130, second picture, is a 1910 version or the third style which has a solid tool steel face welded on. The neck of each is different, where the 130 has a longer, almost parallel neck whereas the larger/older Hay Budden has a nicer transition from the bottom to the top of the anvil. I think the baddest one is the Northstar, supposedly one piece of steel forged in charcoal. That's the one you can make out the 280 under the palms. I'm still courting the double horn Peter Wright, taking it slowly. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 John, think of the future! Hear in sunny DRY DRY DRY New Mexico I run a retirement home for anvils where they can laze away their days after their owners have passed on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 What a great idea !!!!! Oh wait a minute, I have people in Texas, Arizona, Africa, Australia, and a number of other dry parts of the world alredy picking numbers for my anvil retirement plans. But, I will put you on the list, number 287, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 A closer view of the double horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 John; I have told all my "friends" that my blacksmithing stuff is going to be melted and poured over my coffin in the ground. Did this just so I didn't have to worry about eating or drinking anything my "friends" would give me---now they are trying to extend my lifespan so they can use the stuff i have gathered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 That is a good idea. Insurance. I know I plan to drive my Harley off the cliffs when I am ready to leave this earth. Maybe, I could pull the anvils in a trailer behind me....nah, probably not, it would slow down the extraction of my body. they would probably grab the anvils first. Melting may be the best bet. Thanks. I love this forum, great life-altering advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfcabbage Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Correction, the 1910 Hay Budden has a one piece tool steel top half welded to a wrought bottom half, not a solid tool steel face only like the older ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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