Posting this for a friend and he says no identifying marks. He was told got it from a guy that worked for the city in Florida. Sure different then anything I have run across.

 

Drifter

Cast iron, part of an anvil/vise combo, missing the vise part.

Cast iron, part of an anvil/vise combo, missing the vise part.

Exactly what Neg says.

I would toss that in my scrap pile, and get rid of it.  Ugly in my book, and impractical to use.

clean it up real pretty and give it to a jewelry maker.  Pretty much worthless to a blacksmith

Greetings Drifter,

 

Looks like a one time striker anvil to me...  Wear safety glasses...   Have fun

 

Forge on and make beautiful things.. 

Jim

looks like a decretive piece to me. something to put into a 3D cast scene of a blacksmith or something like that. at least that's what I'd use if for. more of a visual piece than a useful one.

I have one of those that is complete with the vise. I have no idea who the manufacturer is and I wouldn't forge on it but it works well for clamping up leather sheaths when i'm forming them and using the anvil to set copper rivets.

Agreeing with the above comments. Just put it on your bench for when you need to set a rivet in leather or other light duty items. Clean it up and paint it nice, it could be a nice conversation starter in your shop.

It would look real good cleaned up and placed by the fireplace to crack nuts on during those long winter nights!

Jwill:  Could please post a picture or two of your anvil/vise please?  Thank you >  Armand

That is actually an anvil that was used on wagons. You'd pull the wheel off and put the analog the axle. Friend has 1 identical to that. Great for light work.

It has mounting holes to mount on a bench and I too have seen the whole anvil vise combo together.

 

I would not think anyone would risk scarring up the knave of an axle and have seen the wagon tongue vises that do not look like that.  I would suggest your friend does more investigation on it.

Here is a  pic of my vise/anvil combo. I am making a new set of jaws for it right now so the original jaws are taken off it right now.

Thanks jwill will pass this along to my friend.

 

Drifter

I think that is really cool. If I owed it I would clean it up without removing the patina and wife would find a dispay place in house,,,likely near fireplace like Tom suggested.....

there is one just like it on ebay now for $98.  seller mrm_iam (2647).  If you want to check it out