May 2, 201610 yr Well I got his fisher anvil which is from 1892, and it was given to me as a Christmas present, my parents said they got it for 100$ anyone else got a fisher or are these super rare?
May 2, 201610 yr Fishers aren't SUPER rare. I haven't seen many, at the same time m neighbor has 5 and he does no blacksmithing at all, but I haven't seen many anvils in general. I know there are many people on IFI that have Fishers. Great anvil though. have fun on it! -EJ
May 2, 201610 yr Contact njanvilman on this site for Fisher Information. He is the Fisher & Norris Factory Museum Curator in New Jersey and the expert on those anvils.
May 2, 201610 yr I'm one of the folks around here that has a Fisher. Mine's a 200 pound from 1941. There's a few around here, but I'd have to agree with EJRailRoadTrack, I haven't seen many. I see more Hay Budden and Peter Wright anvils, or at least see them get talked about more.
May 2, 201610 yr I was told mine was 515 pounds and was used as the anvil for a Blacker powerhammer---that last parts sure as it has the inset on the side and the double hardies like they did. I love the quiet!
May 2, 201610 yr A student of mine recently purchased a Fisher. It is cast iron with high carbon face. Somewhere I have an add for them from an old magazine but thus far cannot locate it. Are they all cast iron/high carbon face?
May 2, 201610 yr Yes that is how Fishers were made and they provide the the major exception to the rule that good anvils should ring!
May 4, 201610 yr I've got a little Fisher and I love it. If I found a bigger one at an affordable price I'd get it. Like Thomas said they don't ring like other anvils so if you miss (not that any of us actually miss lol) your strike it won't be deafening.
May 4, 201610 yr Could you post a photo of your anvil? Check out my postings and the FISHER category on IFI of "Anvil review by brands". Lots of pictures here and on my FB site "Fisher & Norris Factory Museum Page". Fisher made a bit over 500,000 anvils from around 1850 to 1979. The challenge these days is finding ones in good condition. Although anvils in great condition keep turning up everywhere. The museum has at least 10 anvils that have never been hit, and many more in great condition. Contact me for any other information.
May 4, 201610 yr Author Yeah 48 minutes ago, njanvilman said: Could you post a photo of your anvil? Check out my postings and the FISHER category on IFI of "Anvil review by brands". Lots of pictures here and on my FB site "Fisher & Norris Factory Museum Page". Fisher made a bit over 500,000 anvils from around 1850 to 1979. The challenge these days is finding ones in good condition. Although anvils in great condition keep turning up everywhere. The museum has at least 10 anvils that have never been hit, and many more in great condition. Contact me for any other information. Yeah sure, mine might something like 100-150 pounds, its in quite decent condition I think, and its quiet.
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