danguite Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I bought my Trenton anvil last year from an anvil hunter in a town in Wisconsin called Little Chute. He had found it at a local estate sale where he was told that it used to be in a blacksmith shop a long time ago. I didn't think much of the story, but kept it in the back of my head. This morning while browsing the Reddit blacksmith section, I came across this gallery of pictures, http://imgur.com/a/46ZTY which mentioned that it was about a blacksmith shop in Little Chute which was tore down in 1959. While looking at the pictures( fourth in particular ) I had a funny thought that I should look at any anvils in the pictures and I saw what looks quite a bit like my anvil. What does everyone think? Coincidence? I figure with all the different manufacturers, styles, sizes, location, etc it would have to be a pretty big chance it could be a match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 It looks the part alright, my comment would be that your stand looks somewhat flimsy compared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danguite Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hah, that is just where I had it sitting before building the actual stand for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Note that that fellow's great grandfather was a *building*! "Under a spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands The SMITH a mighty man is he..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danguite Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 Note that that fellow's great grandfather was a *building*! "Under a spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands The SMITH a mighty man is he..." One of the first things we went over during my beginners class with Dan Nauman was the proper terms. Smithy = Building Smith = Person Blacksmithing isn't a word. Forging is a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Heel vs Heal Waist vs Waste Hardy vs Hardy Hole tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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