Dylan Sawicki Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Hi I've had this anvil for about 4 months, and I would like to know a little bit more about it. The Face is 4 1/2 inches wide, the horn is about 8 inches long, and its about 10 inches high. It Has three handling holes, two in the sides and one in the bottom. No grinding has been done and none shall be done! I also got a good deal on it less than 3 dollars a pound. It also has a very hard face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Yummy. Nice find. A serius tool. Looks like a Mouse Hole,eh? So I'm informed that the gouged marks and divots are from a tool maker. The smith would employ the base of anvil as a test block of steel to test a freshly minted edge tool. Wrought was soft and it was right there on said anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 It does look like a Mousehole, but it could be a number of English brands as many English anvil makers learned how to make anvils from working at Mousehole Forge. As long as it has good rebound, it's a good anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 William Foster as pictured in the anvil book, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Careful about posting copyrighted material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 No good huh? Can we refer to it such as HB anvilserial no. 17887 was forged in1895 or not good either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 Thank you, I thought it was one of the two. But I just wanted a second opinion. And yes it has good rebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 49 minutes ago, SReynolds said: No good huh? Can we refer to it such as HB anvilserial no. 17887 was forged in1895 or not good either? Forgive me if I'm being the "iForge police". You have a point. To me, though, it seems like crossing the line to post a picture of two whole pages from Anvils in America. I wouldn't feel badly about looking up a date in AIA, but I wouldn't feel comfortable posting a picture of all the dates. It's one of those grey area things. I know, you were trying to help someone out, so don't get me wrong. (And Glenn, you know you can always tell me to shut up.) Just take it as a friendly reminder, OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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