[TheForge] anvil from a combo tool?

[Jerry Frost]

Looks like an anvil vise combo as seen in old Sears catalogues, Steve. This 
one looks more like a useable anvil than most but I'll bet it's still not up 
to serious forging.

There were a lot of this type combo tool made with everything from a vise to 
drill press, lathe, calk vise, etc. I'm thinking they were for light duty 
farm or traveling repair guys. the tradition goes on, every bench vise I've 
ever seen for sale has a anvil like face and stumpy horn but don't try 
forging on one!

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Bloom" <sabloom at ironflower.com>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:05 PM
Subject: [TheForge] anvil from a combo tool?


> Hi --
>
> A friend parked an anvil with me (acquired by the friend's father
> probably before WWII) and I was wondering if anyone had some insight
> into the beast.  I've posted pics at
> <http://www.ironflower.com/temp/anvil.htm>http://www.ironflower.com/temp/anvil.htm
> .   It's 8.5" tall, with an 8.5" x 4: face, almost no step, a stubby
> 6" horn, and effectively no tail.  Imagine a 80 to 100 lb anvil
> truncated at the beginning of the hardy hole There is a 5/8" square
> hardy hole (which runs about 6" deep, then connects to a gallery
> running horizontally to the rear face -- which ought to make getting
> a stuck hardy out real interesting).  At the rear where the face
> terminates, there is a ~1/2" vertical surface with two steel dowels
> (3/8" or so) extending rearward, then a shallow horizontal/vertical
> jog, to a vertical face to the base.  There is a 1"+ hole in the base
> (horn to rear) and a large rod sticking out the rear hole.  The anvil
> is well anchored to a stump with no obvious means of
> attachment.  There are no makers marks anywhere I can see.
>
> I think it's the anvil section of one of the combo tools (anvil,
> vise, forge, etc).  There are casting indications and the anvil
> bounces a hammer almost as well as my Kohlswa.  Does this ring a bell
> with anyone?
>
> Steve
>
>
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