Black Frog Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 From Morrison Illinois museum, looks to be a large Trenton: http://wqad.com/2015/01/07/anvil-stolen-from-museum-in-morrison-illinois/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If it doesn't end up on e-bay it may end up here as a "can you identify" They need to offer 10,000 for the crackheads hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Its been gone for three months, and they just noticed it missing? Admitted that it was not tied down securely. Do they have a serial #? I do not think they will be seeing this one again, although I hope they find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I wrote to the director of the Morrison Historical Museum, and gave them my experience in the trade. I tentatively ID'd it as a Hay-Budden farriers' pattern anvil looking to weigh between 160 and 175 pounds. I told them about the clip horn and the H-B Manufacturing Co, Brooklyn, NY, markings on the side, sometimes legible and sometimes not. If a working smith stole it, that would be unlikely; it would be sacrilege in my view. Whoever took it would probably want it as a barn door stop or a garden ornament...or would just sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 That's sad. There are some grubby people around. As the guy said, the historical value to the town is of greater value than its monetary worth.We are just too trusting. Maybe I'll go tie down my anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The more theivin' I hear about the more I like my dog. She is of the belief you should stay on your side if the fence. And as its a felony to trespass on a horse facility, her teeth marks will serve well as an Id. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 FT, The anvil they show in the video sure looks like it had a Trenton diamond on the side? Along with the circular "SOLID WROUGHT"..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB T Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 was an article in the newspaper(Quad-City Times)about the Stolen Anvil..about 30 or so miles for me ...we keep an eye out for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Black Frog, You're right. I couldn't make it out until I saw your picture posted. A Trenton. I'll rewrite my letter, as I haven't sent it yet. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Even worse: back in Ohio there was an indigent smith who rode the craft down until when he died there wasn't enough money for a headstone; so they used his anvil as one and welded his hammer and tongs to it. As the years went by the hammer handle decayed and one of the SOFA smiths found out about it and pledged to keep a handle in in the hammer. And he did up until someone stole the anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matei campan Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 look at the scrapyards. USA to welcome the "magnets" - they also like very much the copper wire, even that it's non magnetic. keep an eye on the drain lids, manhole covers in cast iron, everything metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Here in NJ, and probably most of the country, you need photo ID to scrap anything. They have to keep those records indefinitely in case they have to look into what was brought in. And all of the scrap yards keep all of the interesting stuff that comes in for resale or for themselves.(one owner near me has a whole building(museum) of stuff that he got for scrap prices). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I'm afraid in OK most any thing exept HVAC parts (an oly because they were stealing the coper coils from churches) are easy to scrap, even running cars with iut a title, metal check has been bad about that in the past. Many yard have taken it on themselves, as not to be enable the theves. They are diditaly photographing the material, seller and vehicle tag. I applaud that and only do buisnes with such yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Wright 275 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 There stealing bridge parts here! I can't believe the guy acted like nobody would want it. Try to find an anvil now days. I have heard that there is some video game out there that has all the kids hooked on blacksmithing and that is why they are hard to find. Hopefully soon their mothers will get tired of stubbing their toes and offer up for good price. I will keep an eye out here if that helps at all, they can keep the reward and use it for better tiedowns. Should be indoors anyway, sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 There stealing bridge parts here! I can't believe the guy acted like nobody would want it. Try to find an anvil now days. I have heard that there is some video game out there that has all the kids hooked on blacksmithing and that is why they are hard to find. Hopefully soon their mothers will get tired of stubbing their toes and offer up for good price. I will keep an eye out here if that helps at all, they can keep the reward and use it for better tiedowns. Should be indoors anyway, sad. Yeah, it's called Minecraft I think. Look up anvils on Google and it's all you get. Lots of kids at my demos mention it. Crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 World of Warcraft, one of the personas you can be is a blacksmith. But I don't think the gamers are the reason they are scarce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I get a regular stream of folks who know all about blacksmithing from video games; for amusement I like to hand them the hammer and a piece of steel and say show me! (If I'm feeling evil I'll hand them a piece of high carbon as they all like to quench the piece!) Pretty quickly they learn that there is more to smithing than you learn in a video game. When they are not full of it they are ready to learn...especially as I like to teach the why as well as the how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I had a junkyard offer below junkyard market prices because they thought the items were stolen, they were not. Just an excuse to get stuff below "low" junkyard prices. Another spin was it was alright to buy it if suspected stolen just don't pay as much. As an aside the junkyard had highway signs poking out from under the pile, asked them about people selling them and they replied ,"those kinds of people need to eat to." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 One thing that bothers me, they were given this " Historic" piece of local importance but leave it outside in the weather poorly secured and now are concerned about it being stolen. I'd be careful giving them anything else of Historic Value.I've given items to a couple local Museums/Historical Soc. and a library only to discover later they decided it wasn't something the latest administration wanted so they sold them. Those three places are no longer being give items and anything else I give has a clause that if they don't want it I get it back or OK where it goes.My brother is on a committee that is trying to handle the disposition of a Historical Society that has gone broke and is loosing their building. The committee is trying to find appropriate homes for the items and having only moderate luck. Many other organizations are in the same boat from what he has heard a lot to do with poor recent management.All this being said there is no excuse for some sleaze to steal it and sell it most likely for pennies on the dollar for drugs. When found seems appropriate to drop the anvil or any anvil on the clown's foot 10-12 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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