JohnF Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 hi my names john i recently picked up a 23 lb cast iron star anvil in very good condition i can't seem to find out much about this anvil actually i can't find any 23 lb star anvils at all there all over 100 lbs I'm trying to find out what there worth any help would be grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 John if you are in the USA you can probably ILL "Anvils in America" at your local public library. If you are in Antarctica you are probably out of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 no I'm in new york state ill have to go look that book up does it give prices by chance or is it just info on manufactures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluidsteel Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 NJanvilman has a Star collection and likely knows more than anyone. He will pipe in shortly I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 For better assessment of value, pics of top and all sides of anvil will help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 I will try and post some pics later I'm also trying to figure out what such a small anvil might have been used for to big for jewelry I'm not sure thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Prices are extremely location specific so hard to give in a book only 550 pages long. There is a collectors market for small "real" brand name anvils and so their prices per pound can be quite high compared to larger ones. As for uses: You need to do some smithing at your mine; strap your 150 pound anvil on your back and hike 5 days into the mountains....You "dabble at home" and have to keep your equipment in the basement and carry it out when you need it and your back/lungs/legs have never been the same since the great war...It's the middle of the great depression and you can't afford food much less a large anvil...You don't need to do any large work; shoot there's a half dozen smiths within 5 miles of your farm why tie up the money on a big anvil? etc and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 STAR anvils were made from 10 to 275? lbs. There might be bigger, bit aside from the sawmaker's anvil photo on this site, I have never seen any bigger. Check out the thread of STAR anvils on the brand specific list. Fisher and Star both made small anvils. They were supplying what the market wanted. The small anvils are not suited for heavy smith work, but could be used for light dity work, or by a jeweler. Value is what someone will pay, and what the seller will accept. There is not definative price list for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I had a 20lb Peter Wright anvil I sold to an American member of this forum for £300 + £125 shipping. He is a collector & calls small anvils like this "travelling anvils". I had been using it as a doorstop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack1knife Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 A hand forged wrought iron / blister-and-shear steel 20lb Peter Wright is NOT a 23lb Cast Iron Start Anvil. I hope were not making that comparison. That being said... ... I want BOTH of 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Ah I misread the first post didn't see the word "iron". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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