Bret888 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 There was an auction Saturday, not far from home, that had a cone mandrel. I have never seen one for sale, and I decided to go and try to buy it. An Amishman ended up with it, but I made him pay for it. There were 7 anvils there too, and I ended up with these 3. The big one is chipped some on both ends, but I have never seen one like this around here either. It is flat with no shelf, and has one hardie hole, that curls out through the side. It has a 6" wide face, and looks like it would be really nice to use. No markings that I can find. Do you call these German pattern? Or just double horned? Do you think it was cast here in the USA, or brought over on a boat? Next is the stake anvil. Again, I never saw one like this at a sale, and thought it looked pretty handy. Last is a Fisher of maybe #100-120? It is chipped up both sides, and I didn't really need it, but it went with the shears, and I did want them. It has the Eagle that stands proud of the casting, with an anchor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluidsteel Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 The big one is French. They are the ones you see with the hardie hole out the front side like that one. That is a beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 That FISHER is from the 1870's. Nice emblem, but the top looks well used and chipped. Its had a long life and is getting near its retirement. The other stuff is very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret888 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 The big one is French. They are the ones you see with the hardie hole out the front side like that one. That is a beauty. Thanks Fluid, I never would have guessed French! I figured German or eastern europe. Thanks NJ, I didn't realize that it was so early! I have a much worse Fisher, that was sunken waist deep in the ground behind my aunts shed. She has no idea where it came from. Her husband used to deliver parts to the oil field guys, and I bet one of them gave it to him. It is missing chunks of top plate, and horn. It is marked 1891 #147. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret888 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 I got a bathroom scale this morning, and the big double horned one weighs #255, the Fisher #118, and the stake #56. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Quite a few years back there was a guy at Quad State with a whole trailer full of big french anvils, some upwards of 600#. I don't recall his name but he was a veterinarian who'd put himself through college working as a farrier. He had that trailer load of anvils for 2 or 3 years before he finally sold them all. That's really the only time I recall seeing french pattern anvils here in the states. It seems the tide has turned to the German and English styles, thought that may be more a matter of the contacts the importers have in those countries than a reflection of the actual interest in the US for French pattern anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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