UFO (Unidentified Forging Object)

[Kelly Firebaugh]

Was at an auction recently and came across an anvil I'd never seen before. Couldn't find any markings, but house a large round base, weighs about 15 pounds, has a 1/2 in hardy hole, its hollow, and the back has a huge hole that looks like a mounting setup.  Any ideas?  I don't normally buy stuff like this buy it intrigued me and I got it for a mere 15 bucks.  Figured I can use it as a portable.

[Lionel h]

I've seen an vise/ anvil combo that looked like that but with a vise . It was mounted where the hole on the side is.

Edited August 6, 2017 by Lionel h
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[Irondragon Forge ClayWorks]

Yep... back half of the combo.

[Kelly Firebaugh]

Thought it might pair with a vise or mount to a truck/tractor bumper.  Just never seen one separated like this.  Any ideas on brand?  Might be able to find the partner.

[JHCC]

There were all manner of combo anvil/vise/grinder/whatever machines marketed in the past. They had a brief period of popularity, until folks figured out that a machine designed to combine two or more tasks rarely does any of them well, and most of them ended up melted down as scrap. I'd be very surprised if you were able to find the missing parts to that specific gizmo, and even more so if it proved to be anything more useful than a decorative oddity.

[Frosty]

Do NOT use it for an anvil, it's cast iron and won't stand being hammered on. Not for anything very heavy, straighten nails and light weight stuff but it's NOT an anvil.

Frosty The Lucky.