In a message dated 02-06-19 08:33:17 EDT, you write: << Furthermore, over the past 22 years that I have been using anvils, I have never seen one decorating anyone's yard, at least in the East, including VA, WVA, MD, and PA >> I've seen one...it's a Chinese cast anvil-shaped-object. In the yard of a smith with a good sense of humor in Richmond, VA Jerry V Williamsburg, VA