Seant Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Well a rough method is to see when the Company was in the anvil business. I'll see if Postman listed the dates for Columbian. Without a serial number, construction or configuration or logo change; it would be hard to narrow it down beyond that. Take care; it looks like that anvil has been cornered and they can be vicious in that situation! Haha logo you can see the c and what looks to be arm and hammer to the right. Company opened in 1923 was blacksmith thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Columbian anvils as far as I could find don't have serial numbers and very few identifying marks. Manufactured by Columbian hardware Company, The Columbian Hardware Co. was located in Cleveland OH and made blacksmiths anvils from about 1905 to 1925. After that they distributed a Swedish made version of their anvil for about 2 years. Columbian anvils were a top quality cast steel anvil with a machined and heat treated face. Columbian marked their anvils with the C inside an upside down recessed triangle. They advertised that the base was always the same width as the anvil height for stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Vicious anvils?!?! that’s just Great Thomas! Now your gonna have me looking over my shoulder every time I hear a (step down) the stairs… 9 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: Take care; it looks like that anvil has been cornered and they can be vicious in that situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 My Columbian lacks handling holes and the part lines run horizontal not vertical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 TW, I can sometimes show you multiple bruises from being attacked in the upper thighs by anvil horns! One reason I don't repoint my blunted anvil horns, I figure that was done as sort of the anvil equivalent of the rolled up newspaper and "bad dog" scenario! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 That makes sense I’ve wondered why some anvils ive came across had the tip of the horn beaten down now it’s all coming together, I guess that’s one way to teach the anvil to heel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seant Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 44 minutes ago, FlatLiner said: My Columbian lacks handling holes and the part lines run horizontal not vertical. Same as this one. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 In your last pic I see the two horizontal part lines. One at the top of the waist and one at the bottom of the waist. The inverted Triangle and overall look to me screams Columbian. Columbian anvils are top tier anvils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seant Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Thank you very much for the knowledge. Edited December 21, 2021 by Mod30 Excessive quoting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLiner Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Your welcome. I just happen to have a 135 lb Columbian. It took awhile to find out what little info I have on them. Yours looks to be in great shape. Mine had one edge chipped up from cold horseshoeing. I'd love to have a 300 pounder but it is out of my price range right now with the current anvil prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Working small rings out near the tip of the horn could also result in a missed blow or two; but the ubiquity of flattened tips make me think it's due to a common occurrence with smiths over a wide range of subtypes. (I have bicks for the hardy hole to work small stuff on; much easier than using the horn!) People wanting to grind their anvil horns to a needle point are insane in my opinion! (Though I have seen a couple of anvils with a tennis or hand ball nose guard added to them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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