Kendall P Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Found this Anvil hanging out at a friend`s barn. Its not very large, very worn and had some repair work done but from the looks of it a long long time ago. Ive not seen anything like it. The horn is small and stubby but the face is almost as broad as mine and it`s hardy hole is the same size as mine. It throws back a hammer really well but sounds a little muted. I thought it might of been for blade work vs farrier stuff as the face was broad but the horn short. lots of signs of use for drawing out as its really worn down on the face.Sorry for the poor pic quality - only had time to snap these before i had to dash to work - the underside had a hole in the bottom in the centre and one in the neck. Id say it weighed roughly 20lbs give or take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThorsHammer82 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 The weight and size (using the palate boards as a reference) looks like it's a decent little travel Anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDobson Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 looks very old, probably pre 1820(?) due to the lack of pritchel along with the very small horn. it looks like a nice portable anvil to use at a demo or something along those lines and if it throws the hammer back at ya id say its a good anvil. looks like a wrought iron body with a steel plate construction and similar to a lot of english anvils ive seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Old is right on this side of the pond we would be calling it a colonial anvil: short horn, heel, no pritchel, small sharp feet, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 The muted ring is because it's so thick wasted, there are no long narrow arms (horn and heal) to ring like a tuning fork.That's a beautiful old lady, great score.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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