Tonydadd Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) I have a anvil only thing I can make out is.. Made in western something any ideas? Thx Edited June 17, 2021 by Tonydadd Photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 you need to give us more info that that, can you post a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonydadd Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ok posted photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 LOCATION? If you ask about the id of a used car; telling people it's in Russia or the USA will help narrow down the more likely candidates! Same for anvils. We see few American brand anvils in Central Europe and vice versa for example. This is the world wide web and people in over 100 countries participate here on iforgeiron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonydadd Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ohio Cleveland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Welcome aboard, glad to have you. Telling us one time in a post isn't going to stick in anybody's memory once we open another post. If you put your general location in the header it'll be there every time you post. click on your name or AVATAR, edit your profile will appear near the top right, click on it and fill in however much you wish to change and save. It'll appear under your AVATAR on all your posts automatically. What do you want to make at the anvil? What else do you have in your smithing kit? Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ah, another NE Ohio IFI member! Whereabouts are you? I don't know the maker, but that's a nice solid looking anvil. Having the hardy hole right by the horn means that it's got a lot of mass under any tooling you use there. Tell us more about your smithing: do you have a shop set up, are you just starting out, have you been smithing for years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonydadd Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just looking to see if this is a collectable anvil left in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 TD; I've been smithing for 40 years now and have only met a handful of folks that collect anvils. Most folks get them to USE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 If you don’t plan to use it (and we recommend using it!), I’m sure you’d be able to sell it fairly easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonydadd Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 That's why want to find out how much it might be worth.Just looking to see if this is a collectable anvil left in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 How much does it weigh? Are there any markings on it anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonydadd Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 No markings that I can see.. Weight about 75lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 If you tap it lightly with a hammer, does it go “PING!” or “thud”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Pretty light for anything but a travel anvil. If it has good ring and bearing ball test results I'd look for maybe US$3 a pound; I recently sold a 248# Peter Wright, clearly stamped, for US$4 a pound. You might start at that and see if you get any offers. (Compare it with decent new anvil costs for example.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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