Ray Baker wrote: > > If I remember the "Anvils in America" book correctly, the top half is forged > and the bases are cast. That's why many break there. Some are like this, but IIRC those are the larger ones. Marshall Bienstock (NJBA) has a very noce 200# Trenton of this construction. The electrical weld bead is very apparent around the waist. It's a very nice anvil.