November 17, 200817 yr Saw this on craigslist ( Anvil for an 1800's water driven trip hammer. ) and wondering if anyone has any idea who made it or what it really is. I'm not too sure about the discription. Appears to be colonial to me but I could very easily be wrong!
November 17, 200817 yr Looks like a wrought-iron hornless anvil with a laid-on steel face to me. The face is shedding in one corner and is perhaps 1/2inch to 3/4 thick at the most. No hardy or pritchell holes. Estimate probably 18th century, maybe early 19th or late 17th. I don't see any evidence that this is for a water-hammer -- I think that period hammers used cast anvils. Wouldn't mind some better photos. I also agree that the description is a little off -- why would a decent smith need a horn to fit a shoe? Oh right. it says 'farrier'! ;-) (Just joking, all you farriers out there.)
November 17, 200817 yr Doesn't look like a triphammer anvil to me either. Just a hornless anvil of a slightly different style than the typical sawyers anvil. I wouldn't mind owning it for LH work though...
November 18, 200817 yr I agree. It doesn't look like a triphammer to me. A bit more overhang on the ends than colonial anvils that I have seen.
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