dave in pa. Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Hi all, I have a friend who has a restored American Civil War travelling forge. We are working on collecting/making the tools that need to go with it. All the reference material that I can find says that it was equipped with 3 tongs, but I have no reference/pics of what type of tongs they would have been. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I just seen this on a civil war site. All the tools for traveling forges were based on the Mordecai drawings by Capt. Albert Mordecai. I don't know if that will help but I would try googling it and see what you come up with. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Anything in the original Specs archived in Washington DC? One of the member here wrote Civil War Blacksmithing, you might try contacting him. https://www.iforgeiron.com/profile/2340-david-einhorn/ Does he have the anvil that fits inside the stand? I sold DE an original anvil and stand it fits into that I found in an antique store down here. I also commend to your attention: Though sadly the links mentioned in it are broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 We have a member who literally wrote the book on civil war blacksmithing. And TP beat me to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) Antique ordinance publishers has a book called field artillery traveling forge no. 61. Also the ordinance manual of 1863 has info on it. The browser is acting foolish so research time is over for me. I have to access iforge from an email. I need a new phone. Pnut Edited November 22, 2019 by pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 The latest IPhone update is all kinds of buggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I'm too poor for an iPhone. I have a weird brand of phone that's Chinese. I think the company is on a list of tech companies that the government can't use due to security concerns. It's old and I'm surprised it works at all. The browser shuts down about half the time if I try to do a search, and I have to access iforge through an email notification or the browser stops after a few minutes, I have to use speakerphone or the person I call can't hear me. It's on its last legs, but I think my insurance plan may offer a free cell phone. I'm going to check in to it. This one is probably six or seven years old but I'm not sure. I just looked at the battery and it's date of manufacture is marked as 2007 so it might even be older than I think. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Mr. Pnut, sir, The battery is dated 2007, that makes it twelve years. (DUH). So maybe using a new battery might help 'reception'. I know this observation is not brilliant but it is a cheap measure to give that a try. And the battery can be used elsewhere if the ploy does not work. Just some stray thoughts. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Lap tops and tablets are pretty cheap. I don't do the web on my phone, can't see the screen well enough and you look funny holding a magnifying glass up to the screen. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I'm going to have to do something soon. The battery seems to be functioning fine. It holds a charge no memory issues with the battery not charging all the way. I don't think this phone is worth a new battery. When it finally gives up the ghost if it's not already been replaced I'll have to get another one or suffer iforge separation anxiety. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I'm confused. Are we talking about phone batteries, or artillery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Phone batteries, artillery batteries they can both detonate explosively. Pnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave in pa. Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thanks all. I'll keep searching, the info has to be out there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I was told my flip phone with a physical keyboard would stop working when we went to G5. I haven't found a newer one I can tolerate. Hard to find a physical keyboard these days. I don't need apps, browser, games, etc. I only use phone, text and camera. I'm like Frosty Computers are for computers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtG Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I know this seems to have gone quiet, but for what it's worth, the video here shows a bit of the tooling, the forge, etc Pretty cool! Hadn't seen a traveling forge. https://www.starkvillecivilwararsenal.com/the-traveling-forge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Dave in pa Here is a picture from a Railroad catalog that was printed between 1850 and 1860.I would think they would be a good guide for the time period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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