Anvil recognition for dummies...

[imagedude]

Bewildered and confused by the many different types of anvil? Well suffer no more, below are a few pages from the book 'Mousehole Forge' showing the names of the various anvil types.
Note the 'edged tool' makers anvil below.

Note the cutler's anvil below.

Pictures taken from Mousehole Forge by Richard A. Postman with John and Julia Hatfield

Postman, R.A., Hatfield J&J. (2003) Mousehole Forge, Michigan, Postma Publishing.

[Kevin]

Thats interesting...took me ages to load it cos of my slow connection, but worth it.

I guess the top list shows the prices ion 1906.

Strange cutlers anvil.........I want one

[imagedude]

I guess the top list shows the prices ion 1906.

Strange cutlers anvil.........I want one

Price per Cwt I think

[Martyn]

Thats interesting...took me ages to load it cos of my slow connection, but worth it.

I guess the top list shows the prices ion 1906.

Strange cutlers anvil.........I want one

How do you draw the steel out if you got no horn?

[imagedude]

How do you draw the steel out if you got no horn?

I find it difficult to work with a horn!

[Underhay]

How do you draw the steel out if you got no horn?

You can use the cross peen on the back of the hammer, or you can put a bottom fuller in the hardy hole.

[MushiSushi]

Fnarrr Fnarrrr!

[Martyn]

Fnarrr Fnarrrr!

Ahhh it's nice to know there are some things in life we can rely on.

[Basemetal]

Very useful reference sticky type post for the metal bashers and spark production forum? No ?

[keith_beef]

Pictures taken from Mousehole Forge by Richard A. Postman with John and Julia Hatfield

Postman, R.A., Hatfield J&J. (2003) Mousehole Forge, Michigan, Postma Publishing.

Thanks for that! I'll have to get myself a copy of that book.

I used to walk past the Mousehole forge every day on my way to school.

The pub across the road is still called the Anvil.

Keith.

[Zeubest]

Thank you for sharing !

[Lord Farquhar]

I hate the horn for drawing out. I found it better to make a big drawing hammer.

[imagedude]

The first Massey hammer

Medium steam hammer

Steam oliver

Workshop, 1870

Clearspace hammer

Friction drop hammer

Machine shop, 1904.

10 Cwt drop hammer

Two ton hammer

[owen bush]

what an awsome selection of picks ,Ive just been striping down a 1/2 hundred weight massey slide hammer and found today that the valve mechanism has snaped in twixt wich is i guess near death to a 60 year old power hammer I guess that i now own a 6 foot tall 1 tone garden sculpture.the picks do warm my heart

[RogerDee]

Speaking of anvil recognition...
Can anyone shed some light on this pattern?...

Forgot to add, it's the larger of the two.