[TheForge] unique anvil

Sat Jun 29 01:53:00 2002

At 10:01 PM 6/28/02, you wrote:


> > I am considering buying a 250 lb. anvil. I did not see any markings other
> > than what apears to be a "P'' below the horn on the bottom of the base on
> > the left and an "R" on the base on the right. It is a London Pattern with
> > decent edge and face(one significant ding on edge).The unique thing is
>that
> > there is a hole going crosswise thru the anvil at the mid point . The hole
> > is about 1 to 1.5 inch in diameter.
> > It appears to have been made this way. Can someone tell me more about this
> > thing.It is far enough below the face to not weaken it.  The price is
>$1.50
> > lb.
>
>Sounds like it might be a tie-down. I've seen a couple anvils with holes
>like that, and that's all I could figure.
>
>Phlip

older wrought  anvils have holes in the waist to accommodate handling rods 
that were used while it was being forged...or are we talking about 
something else?......PF


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