[TheForge] 700 lb Hay Budden

Wed Dec 17 21:16:01 2003

Ries writ: Unless there is someone who MUST collect every Hay Budden or
some silly Beany Baby collector mindset like that.

There is a farrier (with a museum) from the plains that, rumor has it,
married more money than... shinola, er something.  Odds are decent that he's
the one.  Proof again we (farriers)'re all independently wealthy, maybe it's
just that no matter how much money we have, it's still more than the sense
we carry around :)

Kevin Donahoe
Flying Pig Forge
Morrow, OH
[email protected]

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>  [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ries Niemi
>  Sent: Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 6:10 PM
>  To: [email protected]
>  Subject: Re: [TheForge] 700 lb Hay Budden
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>  10 grand?
>  The text said the big anvil was not swaybacked, but the photo showed
>  otherwise. It was not a particularly nicely proportioned anvil, and I
>  just cant see how it was worth anything near that price. I have seen
>  bigger, and better looking anvils. They arent common, but they are out
>  there, and for that price you could pay for a trip to europe to find
>  one.
>  Or you could have a new one made from scratch- I am sure Russel Jacque
>  at Nimba would make a 750lb anvil if you asked, and paid. And that one
>  would be really pretty.
>  The czechs probably make big ones as well. I wouldnt be surprised if
>  peddinghaus and kolshwa both still have the patterns to make one that
>  big, special order.
>  So if you wanted an anvil to work with, you have other choices.
>  That particular anvil didnt even have a "provenance" as they say in the
>  auction biz- that is to say, its past was not well documented, nor very
>  interesting. It wasnt like it belonged to elvis or anything.
>  So if you were a knowledgeable collector, it wouldnt seem that
>  desirable. Unless there is someone who MUST collect every Hay Budden or
>  some silly Beany Baby collector mindset like that.
>  I would be interested to hear from the purchaser why they thought it
>  was worth that much.
>  Somebody ought to track em down, flatter em, and tell them how many
>  blacksmiths want to hear their story.
>  Which, even if it is just to snort in derision, is quite a few.
>
>  ries
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