grueinthedark Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Found this anvil in a shed at my father's house and I was curious to know more about it. My father wasn't sure if it was my grandfather's or from a blacksmith down the road. I've been told it is a colonial style anvil but there are no markings on it so I dont have much to go on. The weight is 120 pounds and it looks like a plate might have been added to the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 It would help to know where in the world it's located, hence the suggestion to edit your profile to show your location. BTW Welcome to IFI... https://www.iforgeiron.com/topic/53873-read-this-first/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grueinthedark Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Sorry about that...I'm in Pittsfield MA and the Anvil came from Canaan, NY Also thanks for the welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 A great resource in this area is Richard Postman’s book Anvils in America. I don’t have a copy in front of me, but as best I can recall, colonial anvils generally had somewhat smaller horns. Yours is possibly late 18th/early 19th century; the absence of a round pritchell hole usually indicates pre-1830(-ish). Anvils of this age almost always had a hard steel plate welded on top of a softer wrought iron body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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