January 7, 201511 yr This is something I have never seen before( of course I haven't seen lots of things). This just got listed on ebay for a live auction that starts on the 16th. They call it a cone bridge anvil. take a look.
January 8, 201511 yr That's news to me! I'm guessing it would be a great anvil for someone that does a lot of sheet metal work, and I certainly wouldn't mind having it in my shop even though I don't do sheet metal. Definitely a neat contrivance.
January 8, 201511 yr Not sure if this actually is a tool or was part of something industrial that the seller is calling a cone bridge anvil. Difficult to get a sense of scale although it's described as weighing 253 lb.
January 8, 201511 yr Greetings All, I too saw that anvil on EBay .. If you look at the transport wheels on the base it looks like it was made to slide into something... It could have been a gage or reference piece to align members . It looks to have never been used as an anvil or bending device. Just my guess Forge on and make beautiful things Jim
January 8, 201511 yr This (and other anvils) are listed at an auction I was considering going to, about a three hour drive. I was surprised to see the things pop up on Ebay.
January 8, 201511 yr I'm thinking it never was an anvil, but some other alignment tool, or test fixture maybe. The tiny wheels don't make sense for an anvil.
January 8, 201511 yr Could it be upside down in the picture? When I look at those small wheels it reads like some kind of crane element meant to slide into a track of some sort.
January 8, 201511 yr Like BigGun, maybe....the cone is a tapered reciever of sorts. Pretty extreme taper though.
January 9, 201511 yr I believe its 3 degrees. Whatever it is I can certainly achieve the perfect fit when I don't want to!
January 9, 201511 yr Lol, well i must say that looks suspisiusly like it fits into a slot and pocket.
January 10, 201511 yr I also think it hung a rolled on a track. If you look at the fwd edge at the top it appears to be filed down to an edge. Looks like this may have been used as a some sort of guide or spreading device.
January 17, 201511 yr Someone must have really wanted it. I just checked the auction records and it sold for $2200! It had 20 bids. The 700 lb Bridge anvil in the same auction sold for $4500! That was about three times what I expected it to go for. The 153 lb cone sold for $1000. Definitely high prices.
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