E.C.P. Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I am looking for more information on and if anyone else has seen another one of these small G.M. Co. Mfg. Co. - Long Island City, N.Y. - 4 pound anvils? It has the following dimensions a: 6-1/2" long heel to horn tip, 3-1/4" height, 3-7/8" x 1-1/4" face, 3" x 2-5/8" base foot corner to foot corner, and a 7/16" Hardie hole. It weighs 3.90 pounds and is marked with a number 4 near the base. It appears to be made by or like a Badger anvil. This particular one was obviously hand painted and decorated and also has a Hardie tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 No info but that's a pretty neat anvil, haven't seen one that size with a hardy hole with a tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.C.P. Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 I thought it was pretty neat also but I have yet to find another one like it for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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arftist Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Salesman's sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.C.P. Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Possibly a salesman's sample but since it has an actual weight marking and is a lot larger then most of the typical advertising and salesman sample anvils I suspect that it is a very small anvil that was sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Probably a limited edition paperweight for a special occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.C.P. Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 It's a little big and heavy for a paperweight and since the tool company that's name appears on this anvil was known to manufacture and sell tools and equipment on small scales for the hobbyist market (especially very small lathes) I suspect this was another product in their tool line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I wouldn't say that it was ever meant to be a functioning tool. More likely a "look what we can do" kind of thing. Maybe made for a special occasion and handed out to staff at the Christmas party. The fact that it has a matching hot cut kinda points me even more towards the notion that it's meant as a novelty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.C.P. Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 By the looks of how the Hardie tool is made it appears that someone that owned the anvil during its life made the tool themselves to go along with anvil. And obviously the anvil nor the tool were always decorated. The anvil shows signs of use in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I have a little junk cast bench anvil of that size, and the local feed store has a much abused steel bench anvil of about that size as well. It could be either a display item or a bench anvil. Polished up it certainly wold hold its own as a large jewelers anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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