Hello;

 

 

Uncle of mine sent me the picture below; and asked if I wanted to come and pick it up. 
Of course I said "yes". It is an anvil shaped object afterall. 
Upon asking some more questions; my uncle assure me it is just over 80 kilo's or 175 pounds. Now this is suprising; because I figured vulcan anvils were all 50 kilo's; at least all them which can be found here. Thin faceplate and same profile. Most 50 kilo vulcans are good and quiet beginner anvils I'd say; but I've never seen one bigger. I also have no clue what the "15" on the foot means. Since this is an "american" anvil; anyone know anything about this kind of anvil ?

 

 

Vulcans are perfectly acceptable anvils for smiths of any skill level. They have thinner steel faceplates that Fishers, but if treated with care and not abused, they will give many years of excellent service. It looks like yours either wasn't used much or was treated well during its working life, and is in excellent shape. All you need to do is clean off the rust with a wire brush, wipe the whole thing down with oil, and put it to work.

I think your uncle might be overestimating the weight. If I remember correctly, Vulcan weight measurements are in ten-pound increments, so "15" = 150 pounds =  about 70 kilos.

It's going to arrive sunday evening I hope, so I'll keep you guys up to date :-) 

It is a Vulcan and to me they are good anvils, my 110 pound one is my favorite in the shop as it's very quiet and the rebound is acceptable to me even with the chip at the heel..

Well; it arrived. Turned out to be 66 kilo's; condition is indeed really good; perfectly flat and besides some surface rust and one small chip hardly any damage. 
Defenitely not used a lot. And indeed; it is verry quiet. I don't really know what to do with it; maybe clean up; build a metal tripod for it and use it for lighter forging tasks given the crisp edges?


 

Nice!

She's a beauty Bart, congratulations!

Frosty The Lucky.

Made in Carpentersville IL by the Illinois Iron and Bolt Company up to the 60s, cast iron anvils with a thin steel faceplate, mostly okay-ish anvils, and very quiet to forge on. Way better than an ASO, but have to wonder how it ended up in Belgium.