kayakersteve Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hey guys - I'm new here and have found a decent anvil (still need to inspect it in person). Can you guys tell the weight by the number? He thinks it weighs around 130# - Does this sound right? Anyone using this anvil? Happy with it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Depends on the number! If it's just a manufacturing number---no. 130# is quite easy to place on a bathroom scale and a weighed weight always trumps a guessed weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I thought the number '4' referenced something regarding weight or model number?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 mine is that size , love it...have fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 @pugman - Thanks for response - Does it weight 130#? I can get for 2.50 / pound but wanna make sure is a decent anvil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 mines a tad over 120 per bath scale. i payed 175 for mine , but that was a smoken deal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 We're just marking time till the fellow with the Fisher Museum chimes in. Fisher's are excellent anvils---my main shop anvil is a 515# Fisher that I use in preference to the 410# Trenton backup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I have a 300# Fisher and it is a very nice anvil to work on. You'll love yours if and when you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Chiming in. Just weigh it. Where is the "4"? Date on the anvil? Dimensions? Condition? The only Fisher anvils where a "4" means something is a large 4 under the horn to indicate a 40 lber., or sometimes a 400 lb anvil with a 4 on the leg. More information is needed and a picture would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks for replies - I ended up passing on this one, but it had 1882 on it and right below that to the left was a large number '4'. The other side had Fisher imprinted and above that was patent date of ? then 1877. I did however, buy a 260 pound JHM Competitor instead and just brought it home last night. I feel like I got a great deal on it even though it was bigger than I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Here is the craigslist add for the fisher which has pics you can see: http://buffalo.craigslist.org/atq/3434674836.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 That Fisher is pristine, judging by the pictures. I don't know if it's worth $3/lb, but i'd certainly consider it for a Fisher/Norris anvil! That you got a steal of a deal on a 260# anvil, though, is a boon, indeed. Great shop-size anvil and I wish you good fortune on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluidsteel Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ooh la lah! That is a pretty little Fisher. I'd happily buy it for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The 4 may be a manufacturing number (like on the mold positive to indicate who made it or style or year the positive was done, etc.) In general there are lots of stray markings on anvils that only made sense to the folks who made them at the time they were made. Not to mention *owner* made marks---I need to run out and stamp all my anvils with the sq root of -1 just to cause trouble a hundred years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Geez - Now seeing your responses, makes me want to buy this one too and just start my own collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 You cannot have too many anvils, hoss! A small anvil is great to have because it's easy to move around. Fisher anvils are great because they are so quiet. To get a small Fisher is, therefore, doubly great. Simple science. To get a Small Fisher in that good a condition.... well that's just icing on the cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well, I couldn't resist taking another look at this old Fisher. I decided to try to buy it and offered him 200.00 and he said that would be fine. Just picked it up. Should I wire brush it or leave as is? Here are pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Forgot to add link to old thread for thos interested: http://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/30655-fisher-1882-4-any-info-on-this-anvil/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Measurements as follows: OA length - 20 3/4" Base width - 9 1/2" Base length - 10 1/4" Height - 11 1/8" Face - 13" x 3 3/4" Cutting table 1 3/4" Horn 6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Perhaps a light sweep on the face and then get to work on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Looks great! I did a light cleanup on the face and Horn on mine. But yours looks better than mine did I would just start using it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Great score, bud! That's a fine anvil and will bring you years of joy. Oddly enough, my Fisher (an 1882) has that exact same shade of brown patina. Must be something to do with the blend of their metal, or something, as I've never seen that exact browning on other old anvils. All I did was give the sides a coat of oil to preserve that look, and it's a dream to look at as well as work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Well, it looks like my two threads got merged which is fine, but in the end the pictures were lost. For those interested, here is my Flickr account where the photos can be viewed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/90874925@N06/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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