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This is a 200# cutlers anvil i traveled almost 2000 miles round trip through canadian farm lands and the Adirondack mountains freezing rain, heavy snow and torrential down pours. I got elevation sickness in the mountains. I brought my daughter and my friend brought his son with us. We got to see Niagra falls and all kinds of beautiful countryside. IT WAS WORTH EVERY MINUTE! 

 

 

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You will need one heck of a front sight for that dovetail haha!

Nice score though. Did you go to the US side, or the Canadian side of the falls? I can be at the US side in about two and a half hours. You drive past it if you aren't paying attention. Not much else to do on our side anymore, but it is still a beautiful sight standing right next to or even under them.

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No i didnt get any bottom tools. I wish i did though. 

I also wish we would have went to the Canadian side. It looked a lot nicer!  I am going to take the whole family rhis summer and we are going to stay on the Canadian side by the casino. 

I dont think i will ever take a hammer to this thing. I tapped it a couple times with a hammer and did a ball bearing test which came out to 85%. 

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Canadian side has more for after you are done looking at the falls. The casino, wax museums, and a whole strip of restaurants and such within walking distance of the falls themselves. At least the last time I was there, but thats been a while ago. Both are nice just for the falls, but if you are making a trip of it, the other side has more to do.

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Back in the day... a bunch of us used to go over the border every friday/sat.  Drinking age was lower in Canada.  Used to hit all the clubs/casino/bars/etc. Good times when you are 19.

Years later... I took the wife there for the weekend.  We got the presidential suite in the hotel attached to the Casino.  I think it was called the Hamilton or something.  Top floor, 2 floor suite.  Hottub in the master bedroom with glass roof/side wall with a view of the horseshoe falls.  2nd floor bathroom you could sit on the toilet and had a clear view through a window wall of the horseshoe falls.

 

Good times

 

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Back on topic,

I love the texture of your anvil.  The hand made look is very cool.

Mine is more straight line, factory made look.

 

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Wow i have been searching for one like that also. This anvil i got i think just made me an anvil collector. Im now searching for nice old rare anvils. I have useable anvils (not that this one isn't) but i want rare and interesting now. 

Here is a picture of me and my daughter at the falls. Didn't get a good picture of the falls but there was a huge ice island just below us in the picture

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