JT Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 take a look at this choice anvil for sale on Craigslist for just $240.00 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 A great beginner's anvil; they have just priced it US$200 over what it should go for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 They just changed the description. A couple hours ago it was "120lbs with some damage. Good condition." Now it's 80lbs and not being referred to as good. Nevermind, I was remebering the wrong one. I was thinking of this one. "Large 120lb anvil. Part of it is missing. Someone must have cut it off with a torch. It's still in good condition (see pics). It stands 11" tall, 16" nose to back. The top is 4" wide and 8" long. Check out the pics and call me with any questions. $325 OBO. CALLS ONLY!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Sawicki Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I got a good pretty good 150 pound old english anvil for that price. But for a beginner that's not a bad deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 wow, that's quite something! Littleblacksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou L Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I just saw one on Craigslist with the heel broken off 2/3 of the way through the hardy hole. The poster described it as "a small chip out of the back of the anvil". Then he proceeded to ask big money for it. These are many levels more pitiful. Got my sights on what looks to be a thick 5-6" post vice though. The poster is asking $45 because the bar for the handle is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranchmanben Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Not that I want it but I'm curious about the original anvil posted. It looks like it was used for a long time for a specific purpose rather than just abused. At first I thought bending shoes but now I don't think so. That anvil has a story to it, probably a boring one of only one job though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNC Goater Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Ranchmanben said: Not that I want it but I'm curious about the original anvil posted. It looks like it was used for a long time for a specific purpose rather than just abused. At first I thought bending shoes but now I don't think so. That anvil has a story to it, probably a boring one of only one job though. Either it was heavily modified for a particular use or used as a pivot point for a winch cable! Does that little ledge on the feet ID it as a Peter Wright? Here's one on CL near here. 70 pounds and asking $80 FIRM. They DO however disclose that the horn is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, WNC Goater said: Here's one on CL near here. 70 pounds and asking $80 FIRM. They DO however disclose that the horn is missing. That's actually not a bad little anvil, if the rebound is decent. Sure, the face is messy, but that should smooth out with work. At that price, if I needed a travel anvil, I would jump all over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 12 hours ago, Lou L said: I just saw one on Craigslist with the heel broken off 2/3 of the way through the hardy hole. The poster described it as "a small chip out of the back of the anvil". Then he proceeded to ask big money for it. These are many levels more pitiful. Got my sights on what looks to be a thick 5-6" post vice though. The poster is asking $45 because the bar for the handle is missing. Ugh i wish i had your luck with post vices. I've been really lucky with anvils but i've been searching craigslist and hit lots of old barn / estate sales looking for one. The cheapest i've run across so far is 200 for a decent post vice. This is the one big thing that i'm really missing right now in my setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I have an anvil missing the entire heel but with a good face and decent horn. I paid US$40 for it to a farrier. Paying top used price for a badly damaged anvil is not a good deal IMNSHO! Now that hornless one I'd snatch up and rebuild into a medieval looking anvil for medieval demo's! Might try refacing it the old way. Doesn't look like the remaining face plate is thick enough to do much work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 5 hours ago, brickman said: Ugh i wish i had your luck with post vices. I've been really lucky with anvils but i've been searching craigslist and hit lots of old barn / estate sales looking for one. The cheapest i've run across so far is 200 for a decent post vice. This is the one big thing that i'm really missing right now in my setup this one just sold here at a small local on-line auction yesterday for $81.62 after tax's and fees .. probably should have bid on it but passed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The OP's pics look like the rare and highly sought after platypus anvil! Surprised the owner isn't asking more! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Lars_ said: Those anvils are really not worth the money. It's better to put the money aside and wait or just safe up some more for a brand new anvil. I think we all agree .. just having some fun showing what people are advertising they have for sale !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 And warning off new folks that just because they are priced like that doesn't mean they should sell at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 5 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: just because they are priced like that doesn't mean they should sell at that price. But Thomas they are "One of a Kind Antique" must make them really valuable. Asking and receiving are often Far Apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 or an anvil is worth $10. a lb because "it's 100 years old!" .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Back when I lived in Ohio, I was able to use my old Geology degree by picking up a piece of gravel with a fossil in it and tell such dealers that this piece was A unique and B a MILLION TIMES OLDER and I was willing to trade it straight for their Unique Old Tool. Never had any takers but unique and old are not necessary positive things when looking for tools to use. In fact for equipment I ask how much they are cutting the prices as unique items cost much much more to work on as there are no "parts donors" and you have to pay a machinist or founder to make replacement parts. (It amuses me to see how many "priceless antiques" are actually the cheapest grade of stuff offered in the 1908 Sears Roebuck catalog and sold by the thousands in the day...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrambler82 said: Wondering how this anvil came to be in this condition ? Ah, exactly my thought as well, knowing the history would be interesting but long lost in the Dust Bin of Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 How do you think you will look after a couple hundred years of hard use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 quite a few of us look like we have had a couple of hundred years of hard use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I think I will be tossed in the back of the shed way before I get in even 100 years of hard work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 " Rare Badger anvil - $750 condition: good make / manufacturer: Badger model name / number: #6 size / dimensions: 60lb Vintage 60 lb anvil with original patina. Small piece of heel is missing. Chisel marks on faceplate." Unfortunately no pictures of this rare anvil in GOOD condition. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 My take on that ad: "Rare Ford Pinto for sale, in good condition, one fender mangled in wreck, hail damage on body; priced at only 6 times the proper price" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Ran across a bridge anvil in surprisingly good face condition, ANTIQUE BRIDGE ANVIL - $1500, as they were used for reforging cable tool drillbits and often were a "consumable" in the oilpatch. However I am quite happy with my US$300 one as I'm a user and not a collector. They are not that rare in the old oil patch I have seen a number in OH, PA, OK, TX and even found one sitting in the desert here in NM. The one referenced above was made by the Oil Well Supply Co of Pittsburgh PA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5wrGNUsKao also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgu8I1lFtA Shows a bridge anvil in use during dressing a cable tool drill but by hand---very nice striking with sledgehammers at full extension! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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