Fire Fox Forge Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hi everyone ! Just wanted to share a really beautiful and tuff anvil I recently picked up here in Pennsylvania. Its a near perfect condition 500# Fisher made for the Blacker power hammer. This one is dated 1928 with SN# 469 173. Its had an easy 90 year life as it looks mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 It sure is a beauty.. Congrats.. another face shot and horn shot would be nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Wow! That thing is a beast! Nice find, its in outstanding shape. Do you have the matching hammer to complete the set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Fox Forge Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 New photos tomorrow. No I don't have the matching power hammer, they were made in England so they are quite rare here. Especially a functional one, seen a few though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Cattleman Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Nice find, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I made an insert for one of my hardy holes to take it from 1.5 to 1" so my "regular" hardys fit: two nesting pieces of sq tubing that fit the hardy hole with the diagonals cut an inch of so down and the tabs folded to 90 deg. I also am making hardy tooling that fits the 1.5" holes by buying old top tools with mushroomed striking ends and grinding off the mushroom and forging the eyes down to fit the 1.5" holes---my large screwpress is great for truing up the sides at the end so they will drop in cleanly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Fox Forge Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Seperated from the stand for a better cleaning. Pics for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 That anvil is so heavy, it cracked your concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I'd forge out a side shelf and it would become my main anvil.. It's a gorgeous beast. I can't resist any longer, What ya pay for it??? Lots of good stuff still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Have you weighed it on a good scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Fox Forge Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 No I haven't, from what ive found so far it seems like the numbers by the cutout indicate weight / number made. Found another 1928 like mine and our numbers are close. 469 / 173 488 / 151 From what ive gathered so far taking with Josh at the fisher museum. The earliest know fisher blacker is 1920 & latest 1935. Based off sn# Fisher didn't make many, less than 200 by 1928. So guessing maybe less than 500 total. Still looking for more dates and numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Fisher also produced some unmarked Blacker anvils it seems. Those would be later ones, similar to later unmarked London pattern Fishers. Guessing mid-1940s timeframe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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