August 30, 20187 yr This one is for sale, looks perfect ! What is the purpose of that anvil ? I did some searchs without clear answer. Thanks.
August 30, 20187 yr Well, maybe you found a unicorn. If you ask Jerry Fisk, he'll tell you a bridge anvil is the way to go. Nice looker.
August 30, 20187 yr The big downside to anvils this shape is that there is no mass under it in the middle. You want mass under where you are striking with hammer blows.
August 30, 20187 yr I'd be curious to know what the use case is for this design, as well. Were I venture a guess, it's probably good for spindly items that need to wrap around the anvil (on the underside) in order for the portions that need to be worked to sit atop the face. Originally I thought it'd be for assembling things that had to be riveted of that type of geometry, but couldn't the horn of a London pattern anvil be used for that sort of thing anyways?
August 30, 20187 yr The other question would be what is it made Of? Looks like a cast line on the top of the horn. Very curious looking anvil.
August 30, 20187 yr HojPoj; you might look up: cable tool bit dressing Which is done on a different type of Bridge anvil---with sledgehammers! I have one of those bridge anvils; it's made from cast iron and was considered a consumable in the oil patch way back then.
August 30, 20187 yr They were primarily used in railroad shops. Plenty of heavy work done there. If I were to take a SWAG at the usefulness of the shape I'd figure it to be for bending track or other long sections of stock. George
August 30, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: HojPoj; you might look up: cable tool bit dressing Which is done on a different type of Bridge anvil---with sledgehammers! From what content I could find on that, most of the guys appeared to be using those short bridge anvils as a heavy sawhorse! Most of the content seemed to be them striking along the axis of the bit. Are there finishing steps along the way that would make the anvil the main reaction mass (i.e., striking perpendicular to the axis)?
August 30, 20187 yr I know most of you guys have probably seen this old vid from the Westinghouse works but for those who haven't it shows a bridge anvil in use at about the 4:20 mark: George
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