Jacob Nothstine Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Just pick up a 162 lb anvil for $300.00 not sure on the brand. Has some letters on the side ( oss &) is all I can make out. Going to give it a good cleaning and see if I can fine more of the name. It's a little beat up but will be a lot better then my Rail road track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I can't help you with an ID but it looks to be a perfectly serviceable anvil and not a bad price. Congratulations now heat some steel and put her to work. She'll be much happier with a job and it'll keep her from causing mischief. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thick waist, sharp feet---old english anvil of which there were a couple of hundred makes identified so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 English, kind of a weird angle on her. Try rubbing flour over the surface, it may highlight letters or stampings that you're missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Looks like a mouse hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 As do over 100 other English makers anvils..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Ritter Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It looks like a Mousehole to me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Decent looking anvil, looks like a good price and certainly beats the daylights out of a rr rail, Don't worry about the pedigree, But as Frosty said above heat some steel and put her to work both you and her will be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 I"m happy, as long as it doesn't say Harbor Freight. Might try rubbing flour on it to see if more letters come out. Going to work on a Froe this weekend. Tried last weekend, was having a problem with making the eye. Should be easier with a horn and 130 more pounds under my hammer blows. Found a good demo on anvilfire for a froe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Try an oblique angle on the light when you shoot the pics. Camera flashes are aimed directly at the subject so it's reflected directly back and there are no shadows. Light coming in from one side at a shallow angle will cause shadows behind any surface feature. If you really want detail, leave the camera on a tripod and shoot one exposure from one angle and the double exposure with the light at the opposite angle. This is how the really detailed photos of the moon are shot you just have to shoot the second exposure about two weeks later. Flour or chalk rubbed in and wiped off works well but different techniques will yield different results some better than others. Depends on more variables than I want to ramble about. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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