yeeyee
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I have an anvil, I have identified it as a Southern Crescent Anvil weighing 45 kg / 100 lbs.
"Southern Crescent was one of the only Cast Iron Anvils made by a major manufacture in the South. Made by the Southen Skein & Foundry Company of Chattanoogga, Tennesee, this anvil is similar to the Vulcan or Fisher & Norris anvil in the fact that it too has a steel plate on the face and a steel overlay on the horn. Not much is known about this Southern Company. Their anvils were advertized in catalogs as early as 1925 and showed eleven different sizes from 5 to 250 pounds. The trademark includes a Crescent Moon with a bar passing through the center. Because the trademarks were not very deep, they are often not easy to recognize. The anvil's face is flat with some use marks. The edges are in good condition with some use marks.The weight mark is the number "10" on the front foot which stands for 100 lbs."
I bought it about 9 years ago from an old man who lived out in the sticks thinking I was going to get into some small time blacksmithing, making knives and such, not to sell but for myself or to give away... 😅 then I realized how much a decent sized forge, and the proper tools cost so I just forgot about it. I've used it once or twice to flaten something out otherwise it sits there.
I am debating on selling it or keeping it. What should I do?
How do I value these things?
"Southern Crescent was one of the only Cast Iron Anvils made by a major manufacture in the South. Made by the Southen Skein & Foundry Company of Chattanoogga, Tennesee, this anvil is similar to the Vulcan or Fisher & Norris anvil in the fact that it too has a steel plate on the face and a steel overlay on the horn. Not much is known about this Southern Company. Their anvils were advertized in catalogs as early as 1925 and showed eleven different sizes from 5 to 250 pounds. The trademark includes a Crescent Moon with a bar passing through the center. Because the trademarks were not very deep, they are often not easy to recognize. The anvil's face is flat with some use marks. The edges are in good condition with some use marks.The weight mark is the number "10" on the front foot which stands for 100 lbs."
I bought it about 9 years ago from an old man who lived out in the sticks thinking I was going to get into some small time blacksmithing, making knives and such, not to sell but for myself or to give away... 😅 then I realized how much a decent sized forge, and the proper tools cost so I just forgot about it. I've used it once or twice to flaten something out otherwise it sits there.
I am debating on selling it or keeping it. What should I do?
How do I value these things?
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