[TheForge] SISCO anvil

Thu Feb 28 20:21:00 2002

According to Postman's book, SISCO is an acronym for Swedish Iron and Steel
Company, and they had warehouses in New York and New Orleans. It is a nice
size.

Donn

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> donn,
>
> a good looking anvil. 102lbs is a nice size. i've never heard of sisco.
where were they made?
>
> very nice of your wife.
>
> bob
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> >In his book, Postman states that the only SISCO anvils he has recorded
are
> >between 125 and 308 pounds. My wife (bless her heart) just brought home
an
> >anvil she found at a junk shop that appears to be marked 102 lbs. I've
> >uploaded a couple pictures to the tools section of photoaccess. As can be
> >seen in the photos, the top is in pretty good condition with the edges
whole
> >and only a little rounded, but it is pretty dinged up all around the
sides
> >and base. Some of this is obviously from abuse, but I wonder if the rest
is
> >because it was just not too well cast?
> >
> >I'm certainly not disappointed with her find.
> >
> >Donn
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