[TheForge] Re: Bridge Anvil -- was Steam hammers

Thu Jan 15 17:25:01 2004

That is the first Bridge Anvil I have seen with a horn.  The heavy shop
anvils of this type that I have seen all had neither a horn or tail.
Interesting varations.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ries Niemi" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Steam hammers

>
> On Thursday, January 15, 2004, at 11:43 AM, Mike Spencer wrote:
> >>
> >
> > In the image at:
> >
> >
> > http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa2200/pa2288/photos/>
356644pv.jpg
> >
> > there's a nice view of one of those anvils someone mentioned recently:
> > With integral "legs" to form a bridge so that you can forge huge
> > U-shaped objects.  Never saw one of those before.  Look how long and
> > thin the heel is.
> >
> >
>
> That there is a "bridge anvil", sometimes called a "railroad bridge
> anvil"
> If you find one of em lying around, I have just the spot for it.
>
> ries
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