Some of the problem is just normal demand.people see prices jumping and think "I've always wanted an anvil, I better get one now".almost none of those folks are actually doing blacksmithing on hot metal, and they'd be better off with something you can cold hammer on without fear of damage. Junk anvils are selling for $3/lb in most parts of the country, and many places are higher. I personally can't stand soft anvils.but they're better than a rock. All of the other names you commonly see are ductile iron and quite soft.like Rockwell 45-48, which is softer than a good hammer. You can't get a new Ridgid Peddinhaus that large, but their 275lb anvil goes for $2130. A 460lb Refflinghaus is $3650, and that's the cheaper of the two versions.oh, and a wait list to get one that has no known timeframe. Anything in that size range and quality is going to be $6/lb or more. A step below would be Fontanini and Nimba. The only new anvils made today that are in the same quality ballpark, or better, are Refflinghaus (have two of those), Peddinghaus (had a couple) and Holland. My medium size anvil is a 200lb Fisher and it's really nice to work on. Three other early Fisher anvils, probable from the same era. I did not want to risk any shipping damage or losing the anvil. I actually drove to Maine to pick the front one up. ![]() This is one of the few early Fisher anvils that has this kind of wear. The nice thing is that they're quiet so you won't hurt your ears, or bother any neighbors. The back anvil has some wear dips in the face. I've owned over 100 anvils and probably 10 Fishers (have three now) and like them quite a bit. I'm going off memory, but I think they stopped casting the name into the foot in the 1890s, and shortly after that they added lugs to the feet. Joshua Kavett of the Fisher Museum just released his book detailing the history of Fisher Norris.very interesting read. I have a few anvils where the final digit in the year mark was ground off and hand stamped to reflect the year it was actually sold.That's an older Fisher that appears to be in good condition. Of course, you had to return the anvil to Trenton for inspection and replacement. The dating of the anvils was from their guarantee of one year against defects. Please note that all during this time, Fisher made anvils both with and without logos. Anvil, Vise & Rail Joint Works, Trenton, Silver Springs Mfg. Both actual weights and abbreviated weight amounts were used. The weight amounts begin on the leg of the anvil. I have seen a few 400 with them, but most did not. They were not totally consistent!ġ890: Logo changed to a proud Eagle, just not as bold as the 1870's Eagleġ890/91: Some anvils had the weight cast in under the hornġ892: Mounting lugs first appeared on anvils from 100 to 350 lbs. This 60 lb, 1941 version is probably among the last made of this. Smaller anvils had about a 2" x 2" of the same design.ġ881: First date cast in on the back under the heel.ġ882: One of my small anvil has a proud Eagle, about 2" across. To add to the info on this anvil, 19 marked the end of Fisher making a lot of the 'in between sizes' of small anvils. Your anvil has the larger size, about 4" x 4". That's a lot of information to cast into the foot of an anvil!ġ879: First cast in date(on the bottom, hidden)įirst use of the square inset logo, two different sizes depending on anvil size. On the side of the anvil opposite the eagle logo there is a stamp of "100" on the edge of the steel plate.Īfter a few hours of the cleaing process this lovely, 127 year old girl looks beautiful again. the later "standing proud" eagle, when did that transition occur? I was intrigued with the numerous patent dates on the foot this 1887 anvil.Īlso the "pressed in" eagle logo casting vs. They were moving from a house built in the late 1800's, and they think this anvil had been in the house the entire time. Lucky for me, they were moving and wanted it gone. I told them that they could most likely get more than my offer if they were patient for the right buyer, or went to Ebay with it. This anvil was intended to be use to tune Sawmill blades. The face looks to have gotten extremely corroded at some point, but looks to still be flat. She asked me with all the flood of calls, what IS it worth? I could see it was it fine shape and made a fair offer of several times their CL asking amount. The anvil is a small saw makers anvil, made for Disston by Fisher & Norris Anvil Works in Trenton, NJ. We talked more about anvils and blacksmithing, which they knew nothing about but were quite interested. Of course the seller had been flooded with calls about it in that short time, we talked a while and I gave them some information of the differences in anvil types, makes, and manufacturing methods. ![]() ![]() Obviously the seller had no idea what they were selling. I saw the ad within several hours of it being posted, a few rusty pictures and the ad said, "Anvil- $35". I picked up this 100# Fisher from CL this week.
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