KJack48230 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Dropped of an anvil to a guy in Ohio who bought it off eBay and saw all of his other stuff. Saw this one and couldn't leave without it. It looks as it was never used, good ping and nice bounce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Nice find indeed. If you don't mind, how big of a hole did it leave in your wallet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJack48230 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Hate to say it but just north of 2G's. Impulse buys are the worst but I've never seen one so clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevomiller Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 It is beautiful for sure. If you’re happy with it and the price paid, then it was worth it. Color me jelly, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Nice anvil and nice size. Now time for you two to get to know each other so it can pay for its keep at your place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 very nice.. Congrats.. This past weekend there was an auction for a passed away smith .. 200kg southern german went for 2100.00.. I would have bid on it had the hardie hole not been 1.5".. I refuse to by an anvil with a hole larger than 1" now.. Though my 368 HB has 1.375".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Very handsome. Definitely the Wright thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 It's the Wright stuff after all. However I am ever so grateful for the 15 years I spent in the "Blacksmith's Happy Hunting Grounds" starting in 1989. I don't know if I would had kept with smithing at today's prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninwarrior Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Very beautiful anvil. I can see why you could not leave without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJack48230 Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 8 hours ago, jlpservicesinc said: very nice.. Congrats.. This past weekend there was an auction for a passed away smith .. 200kg southern german went for 2100.00.. I would have bid on it had the hardie hole not been 1.5".. I refuse to by an anvil with a hole larger than 1" now.. Though my 368 HB has 1.375".. One can always make an adaptor for the larger holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 My large Fisher has 2 1.5" holes. One has a double sleeve adapter down to 1" and the other is left full size as I am gradually building/converting tools to match it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJack48230 Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 After doing some info digging and extremely close examination of this anvil it appears that this one hasn't seen any use. There is an ever so slight convex shape to the top plate which by all accounts was Peter Wright's attempt to reduce the swaying effect from heavy use. I wonder if this was a display for a store for most of it's life. You would think they would use a small one as a display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 12:55 PM, ThomasPowers said: My large Fisher has 2 1.5" holes. Oh MY, more than one (21 1/2") holes that must be a REALLY large anvil! Ahhhh, I do so love a good typo. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Not a typo on my screen: 2 space 1.5" got any astigmatism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Nope, a cranial methane discharge. My bad. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 What ever gives you a chuckle.. I can see why it could have been seen that way.. But, its all good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Nice Anvil !! I was lucky enough to find this one a couple years ago that was also in Ohio.. its a bit smaller at 290lbs. but also in very good condition... I was so very lucky to pick it up off craigslist it was at a antique store for $375.00 where the lady held it for me to do the 3 1/2 hour drive one way.. even though there was a person at the door when they opened with cash in his hand while I was talking to her on the phone !! that doesn't happen often !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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