SnailForge Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I saw this for sale locally. It didn't get much bids. It looks to me to be pretty old, given the design. Am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matei campan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 that's old, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_zxz Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Wow I'd love to get this one for my collection. This anvil is old fore sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 It is at least mid 19th century if not older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neg Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 XXXXX XXXX, I would have jumped on that in a second. I really wish I could find anvils like that around here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailForge Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I just contacted the seller to inquire if it is still for sale. We'll see. I am not about to pay a lot of money, but for a nice price I'd buy it because I love old things. The oldest straight razor in my rotation is from around 1830, still as good as new and I use it almost every week. :) That said, I wonder just how I am going to explain this to my wife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Tell her you are bringing another lady into your life; let her be overjoyed that it's an anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailForge Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Apparently the asking price is 60 euros. I've sent an email that I'd like to buy it. We'll see how it goes. Btw, I just told my wife yesterday, and she understood why I'd like to have it, even though I have a perfectly good anvil already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Apparently the asking price is 60 euros. I've sent an email that I'd like to buy it. We'll see how it goes. Btw, I just told my wife yesterday, and she understood why I'd like to have it, even though I have a perfectly good anvil already. Good for you! :) The design of it with the church windows made it suitable to make armor. Looks old enough to have been used for that. If the thing could only talk B) George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Where did that come from? Look at all the woodcuts of armourers working and you can see none of them using church windows to form armour. Instead they are either working it on the flat face or using various stakes or stake anvils. "Cathedral Forge and Waterwheel" has a number of pictures in it from the medieval period showing work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Geist Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Where did that come from? Look at all the woodcuts of armourers working and you can see none of them using church windows to form armour. Instead they are either working it on the flat face or using various stakes or stake anvils. "Cathedral Forge and Waterwheel" has a number of pictures in it from the medieval period showing work in progress. That being the case why did they go to the trouble of making anvils with those depressions on them? Granted I wasn't around in the middle ages and can't say I saw it done but in this vid it seems to work pretty good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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