Black Frog Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Says the anvil is 350 pounds.... That's quite a beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakersteve Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Abuse - More like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Wow. I'd pick it up if the price was really good, but I'd rather have a proper swage block and not a home-made one. Wonder what they were making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Greetings all.... Horse shoes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Might have been used (improperly, of course) under some type of large forging hammer or press. Takes a lot of "whomp" to generate that much damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Come on guys, price is only a mere $700....HW- I was thinking the same thing, it would be interesting to know how that got the way it is.It isn't easy to put that kind of "dent" in a 350# anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Blythin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 That's a thing of beauty! I'm going to go do that to all of my anvils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Could that 'notch' have been deliberately removed? There is not enough displaced metal to have been forged down that deep. And you would have thought the tail section would have been bent or broken off. If it was cheaper, I would buy it for display in my museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Interesting radius cutout from the face on the horn end as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Blythin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It all looks very deliberate, not 'damage' per se, but a modification that was done for some specific purpose. A dedicated anvil for a particular repetitive task... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 WAY over priced; should be about 50 cents a pound; but at 50 cents that is still a great usable anvil for a beginner.(Though I would be tempted to buy it for my wall of abused anvils...)I agree that it was done on purpose---it was a tool, they bought it and modified it to their purpose---and used it a lot from the subsequent wear indications. Their right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Wonder if it might have been an improvised bottom die for a drop hammer with a dedicated progressive top die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsShip Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Maybe it's used to make horseshoes for horses with Lordosis! Thomas, i'd like to see some pics of that wall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Would anyone say the previous owner had a favorite 'sweet spot'?? (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Lets just say they *I* wouldn't lend him my pickup truck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 *Was* 350 pounds, 120 years ago! How much???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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