Untame Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I went to look at a Peter Wright 105 pound (0 3 21) anvil today, and it followed me home. As far as I can tell the heel on the side has been welded on as has a 1/4 surface plate (the step looks high enough to appear that it was welded to the original surface). The "new" surface has a hardee hole, but the pritchel hole wasn't cut in. I can get an exact thickness from the hardee hole, so I'm thinking that I might cut off the added surface (as well as the heel on the side). The price was too good to pass up, but I might not end up keeping it. The SECOND anvil was a moment of serendipity. The guy that sold me the Pete told me about a local tool surplus shop, so I stopped there on the way home (and spent 2 hours). I stumbled over this very interesting "log" anvil. The shop owner said it was used in a local freezer fabrication shop. It is 24" long, 117 pounds, has a 1" hardee right through the middle, and has 4 different radiuses on each of the 4 "sides". Anyone ever seen anything like this? There are no stamps on it. BTW... I didn't give $65 for it... I talked him down to $60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtownAndrew Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 You did better than me. I went to an estate auction to bid on an anvil. However, no deal, it went for full price and I stopped bidding at $170. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untame Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 So... nobody has any information on the "log anvil"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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