March 26, 200818 yr Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on this forum. I am an anvil collector looking for unique and rare pictures of anvils you may have or have come across. Also looking for any kind of pictures of OLD ENGLISH anvils. Anything 1780-1850. Please post them to the IForgeIron Gallery or this thread. Thank You
March 26, 200818 yr Do you actually "use" these collected anvils? To collect but not use an anvil seems like a waste of a good tool to me. If you browse the photo gallery you'll see lots of anvil pictures. Also there is a thread here somewhere that many have posted their anvil pictures to.
March 26, 200818 yr cbl4823 Go to the top of the forum page and click on user cp click on edit profile Go to the bottom of the page, enter your location, and save. We would like to know where in the world your located.
March 27, 200818 yr Please keep the answers on site so other folks can read and benefit from the knowledge presented.
March 27, 200818 yr I like the big lump with no horn. Just meant for one thing I guess. I also like that double horn with the green cast to it. Now that would be a handy one to have. I have three anvils, a 125 with half of the hard face gone that I polished and use for jewelry, a 125 that is whole and 250 Navy anvil from 1943.
March 27, 200818 yr The hornless one with the slot looks like it's for making "french clips". I don't know what french clips were / are but recall article after article talking about making them and a few pictures of anvils with similar slots in them. Still no idea what a french clip is. Frosty
March 27, 200818 yr I've several "industrial" anvils where they milled the face to specific shapes or to allow different tooling to be mounted in a slot. They were a tool to be used back then. ID: A used anvil gathers no moss!
March 28, 200818 yr Author Im working on putting together a site for my pictures, hopefully I dont offend any blacksmiths out there, but so far I have owned 49 anvils.
March 28, 200818 yr it would be great if you could upload those same pictures to our gallery. from my gallery, here's a picture of my NASH new pattern anvil when i first received it, on its custom stand. 119#
March 28, 200818 yr Shame on you;)...if you don't use them. Hopefully you do pass them on to other needy smiths. I have 9 at present with a couple of the possibly sold to new smiths. 3 I use in the shop and/or for demo's. Sorry no photos as of yet...
March 28, 200818 yr cbl4823 I would be interested in posting the photos and any associated text on IForgeIron, much as a sample of each anvil style, type, or brand. Contact me.
March 28, 200818 yr I used to get annoyed by tool and anvil hoarders; but have realized over the years that someday all of their hoard will come back into the play and often will be in excellant shape for their age after a long protected sitting out period. I've "owned" a number of anvils; but I've set a limit to how many at one time. if I get a new anvil I either upgrade and pass an old one on to someone else or sell the new one on. I don't need more anvils than I can use and I can find them a lot easier than a lot of people needing anvils---I enjoy the hunt!
March 28, 200818 yr IF you need a place to store a >300 pound anvil PM me. I have space in my shop for one I will feed it and polish it often
March 28, 200818 yr cbl4823 Thanks for sharing your interest and collection it's a great reference and a joy to behold. Keep up the good work.
March 29, 200818 yr i dont see a NASH in there... matter of fact i have no idea how rare mine is or when it was made, what i do know is there is virtually no wear on it at all and below the nash logo there is three numbers, 1 1 9 and no other markings of any kind. ive looked up and down that thing for a serial number. if somebody knows more about it id love to hear about it, NASH sounds english to me... great site and thanks for sharing!
March 29, 200818 yr The big one is a 527# Columbus Tool and Forge Co. Arm and Hammer. wrought iron with a hard steel top circa 1911 or 1912. The small one is a 100# wrought iron peter wright. the anvil stand is actully an old swedge block stand.
March 29, 200818 yr i dont see a NASH in there... matter of fact i have no idea how rare mine is or when it was made, what i do know is there is virtually no wear on it at all and below the nash logo there is three numbers, 1 1 9 and no other markings of any kind. ive looked up and down that thing for a serial number. if somebody knows more about it id love to hear about it, NASH sounds english to me... great site and thanks for sharing! Postman mentions on page 79 of Anvils in America, that "Isaac Nash was a large anvil manufacturer in Stourbridge, and in 1927 bought the Mousehole trademark."
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