fordmustangbrad Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I finally convinced another anvil hoarder to let go of his collection. I am all about a colonial anvil and I got two including a continental bick! The images show 9 anvils, short railroad iron, a nice working forge, a 16#hammer and two railroad hammers! Two anvils are PW(168&208) one Hay Budden, two Vulcans, two cast STEEL 55#ers, a 160# colonial with FOSTER on front, and a 31# continental bick! As for the 160# FOSTER colonial, does this redefine what we know about William Foster anvils? Thus far we assumed William Foster's father made anvils under the name FOSTER with an anchor marking underneath. This short stubby horned anvil dates to the 1780s, making it possibly the oldest known Foster marked anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looks like you hit the jackpot there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianinsa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Not only did you get a stunning collection, you got to take them into the house! Super bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmustangbrad Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 I am sorry for posting the pictures multiple times, am not sure what happened....now I can't figure out how to remove the extras. I didn't mean for the title *pic heavy* to be so literal haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Anvils are heavy so I fully expect picture . . . HEAVY posts about such good scores! Bunch of history there, sure wish they could tell tales.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Anvils are heavy so I fully expect picture . . . HEAVY posts about such good scores! Bunch of history there, sure wish they could tell tales.Frosty The Lucky.I agree Frosty if only they could talk......what a great find , congrats and give your wife a hug from all of us for the inside photos !!!LOL or does she even know yet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmustangbrad Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Oh she knows! I have been talking about getting this particular deal for two years. She does not like anvils in the house but for now it is my only option! Now that I know that I specifically want to collect colonials I can begin to trade some of these things off. Eventually I want a small "museum" like Josh Kavatt for the public to view my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 You have a great start. Half the fun is the chase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Love that Foster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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