[TheForge] Anvil question.

Tue Feb 26 09:27:00 2002

no need to apologize phil...i enjoyed reading it. especially the part about the smoked prime rib. maybe we should start a "good food" thread...could perk things up. most blacksmiths i know are good eaters. check out chowhound.com

bob s.
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>My humble apologies for this mis-addressed message.
>
>At 11:16 PM 2/25/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>>In reply to both your messages...
>>
>>You can't imagine how much we enjoy the opportunity to host you 
>>here.  Anne and Chip were a special treat.  Is it possible that you're 
>>going to be GP's in the fairly near future?  I think we may have an edge 
>>in to convert Clay to County Line; did you see his ears perk up when I 
>>described smoked prime rib?  County Line isn't necessarily any better than 
>>Salt Lick -- some parts better -- some not -- but definitely closer to town,
>>
>>I had to spend all day today at the lake again baby-sitting the A/C 
>>contractor at the lake.  Things were on target to get out of there at 
>>about 3:30 when the installer got ham-handed and broke a sewer line tee 
>>inside a wall.  Then Varda called to tell me our network server died in 
>>the middle of the day.  No tax, no fax, etc. etc.  I finally left the lake 
>>about 7:00 and got home to try to resuscitate computer 
>>hardware.  Fortunately, we keep a twin to our home network server at the 
>>lake.  All I needed to do was steal its power supply and we're back on the 
>>air. (Otherwise I wouldn't be sending this message.)
>>
>>In a few days, I'll send you a fairly short version of our trials and 
>>tuition on oriental rugs.  We like them and have pursued them actively 
>>since about 1985.  It's been a lot of fun and once in a while funny.  In a 
>>related story, did you read the one about the eBay thief in Friday's 
>>WSJ.  If not and you don't take it, write back and I'll send you a 
>>copy.  Among other things, the guy more than doubled his take by calling 
>>near-miss bidders and telling them that the winner had failed to pay 
>>up.  The guy better than doubled his take from just stealing from the high 
>>bidders.
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>
>>At 07:32 AM 2/25/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>>According to Postman's book, the American anvil was made by the American
>>>Wrought Anvil Company of Brooklyn, NY.  Mr. Postman thinks the company
>>>started around 1899 ceased production in 1910 or 1911.  He states:  "All the
>>>American anvils I have recorded have four handling holes and are flat under
>>>the base......and none have a serial number........from the appearance of
>>>those that I have seen they seem to be a very good anvil."
>>>
>>>There are two photos in Postman's book of American anvils;  I can scan them
>>>and e-mail them to you if you would like.
>>>Contact me off-list at [email protected]
>>>
>>>Chris Caswell
>>>Caswell Wood & Iron
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Gabriel Cain <[email protected]>
>>>To: theforge <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 11:23 PM
>>>Subject: [TheForge] Anvil question.
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hello all.
>>> >
>>> > Yesterday was a very good day:  I got my first real anvil.  Picked it up
>>>from
>>> > Bill Apple, at a Blacksmith swap meet in Seattle.  I like it very much.
>>>Very
>>> > superior to the "anvil" I was using previously.  My previous "anvil" was a
>>>40ish
>>> > pound piece of train rail.  Bleh.   I like real anvils. ;-)
>>> >
>>> > My question to the list:
>>> >
>>> > What kind do I have?  It is about two feet long, about 12 inches high, and
>>>about
>>> > 3 1/2 to 4 inches wide (no ruler handy).  The horn is about 10 inches
>>>long.  It
>>> > has  markings on the side like so: (forgive the ascii art. :))
>>> >
>>> > American
>>> >      (horse shoe shape w/ (I think) "trade mark" stamped, one word above
>>>the other)
>>> > Wrought
>>> >
>>> > Does anybody know what kind of anvil this is?  (I have been looking
>>>online, but
>>> > that has not been going as well as it could. :))
>>> >
>>> > Thanks very much,
>>> > Gabriel.
>>> >
>>> >
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