This anvil came with a combination cast iron/wooden base. It also had a "shelf" that can be mounted in the pritchel hole.
How much did you pay for the garden gnome?
Paul
Very nice anvil. What did you pay per lb? Any maker markings on it? You were definitely in the right place at the right time. Cute kid, too. :-)
I paid probably too much, about $2.20 per lb, but I liked its condition and the base, pritchel attachment etc. I bid online without seeing it first, aside from seeing the auction picture. The 85-90% rebound is an illustration of the principle that the military buys only the best stuff.
As far as I could tell, this anvil does not bear any "evidence of use". It is lightly rusted on top and my next step is removing that.
i
The only marking that I could find is that letter "V" near the bottom.
i
Is there a 10 or 11 or 12 on it ?
Number of Stone in size. If I can recall it.
Mart>
I could not find anything. Maybe something will show if I wirebrush off that military paint job.
i
In the absence of a stone weight, whch increases the liklihood of US origin, perhaps the it is a "V" as in victory? WWII
Mike Graf
Ignoramus29895 wrote:
This anvil could be of wartime era, like about half of the stuff that they sold (lots of wartime dated machinery).
i
My Navy desk from surplus at a (was) local naval plane maker - "Invincible"
So Victory or model V is likely.
Mart> >> In the absence of a stone weight, whch increases the liklihood of US
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