navasky Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 This just popped up on craigslist but he doesn't give the brand or weight and it's a bit of a drive for me. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Greetings, Its a Vulcan... A common American made cast anvil.... Looks about 100 pounds... Good luck Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 If your talking about the anvil, it's an Arm and Hammer made in Columbus Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Sorry Doc I have to disagree. Jim Coke is right, it is a Vulcan. Vulcan's are cast iron with a steel face, they also have a picture of a arm holding a hammer on the side. It looks pretty chewed up. It is worth much less than a wrought iron steel faced anvil. Arm and Hammer brand anvils are forged wrought iron with a steel face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Gotcha Doc If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck .... IT'S A DUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navasky Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks guys, I talked to the seller and it is indeed a 120# Vulcan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Buy who would use a duck as an anvil? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale M. Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 We could really go 'quackers' about this if we wanted to... Best not too.... Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yes the Vulcan logo is cast out from the side of the anvil in an oval, the Arm and Hammer anvil's logo is stamped INTO the side of the anvil. Vulcan Anvils are a quiet anvil not having any ring; but they are in about the lowest quality tier of "real anvils" and so should reflect that in price. They were often used in the American School system's metal shops and can be quite handy in suburbia or city environs where stealth smithing is often required. Living out in the country I pass on Vulcans and save my money for higher grade anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neg Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I've really been enjoying my vulcan. It's a lot bigger than that one, but I definitely wouldn't turn my nose up at it if it were the right price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylon63 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I've been smithing for about 12 years with a 150 # vulcan and its been quite serviceable. It doesnt have the "Ring" like they say bur then again My hearing is not any worse than it was and haven't spent hours trying to quiet it down. It has good rebound and that's what counts. it should last for another hundred years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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