Topsoilking Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Has anyone ever seen an anvil like this? It has a custom stand built for it and the shaft of the base is solid and slides right into a tapered hole in the bottom of the anvil. No markings visible anywhere. Any info is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 What country is it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsoilking Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 We are in ohio and got it here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 If it's small enough to be lifted with one arm, it is reminiscent of a horseshoer's stall jack. The stall jack was a small, home made portable anvil that probably began to be used on the race tracks to shape the light steel and aluminum race plates (horseshoes). It was taken to the horses's foot, so the shoe could be shaped cold, even while the foot was elevated in the nailing-on position. It saved separate trips to the faraway anvil. Later on, the stall jacks became larger for cold shaping heavier, riding horseshoes. The pictured anvil looks like an old, altered anvil to be used as a stall jack by a cold shoer. Stall jacks are now manufactured and are pictured on the horseshoeing tool websites. If not a stall jack, it's probably something a horseshoer or demonstrator dreamed up for ease of hauling and lifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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