[TheForge] anvil from a combo tool?

[Marc3rd blue]

There is a 200lb one  here for 2200.00
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/tls/2815846809.html

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From: <dann at wctatel.net>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:18 PM
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] anvil from a combo tool?

> Steve,
>
> Maybe 10 years ago at an auction, I bought one of those, but it was still
> complete with the small coal forge, the vice, and the anvil.
>
> My dad had.. I had ..  its my son's place now.. but the anvil half that
> you pictured...  we also have had pretty much the twin to the one
> photographed.  Last 45 or so years, the damaged anvil part has been bolted
> down to the top of the work bench next to our big post vise.  The anvil
> part had seen heavy use before my dad aquired it.  Got lots of farm use
> since.
>
> Dann
>
>
>> 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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