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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Keenan on December 27, 2012, 10:08:26 pm

Title: Nice pig iron
Post by: Keenan on December 27, 2012, 10:08:26 pm

A few weeks before Christmas I helped a friend out and helped her Dad get his trailer fixed so he get moved from the coast to over here.  Today they showed up with an incredible gift.   This is about a 200 lb anvil dated  1-1-13   Happy happy happy ;D ;D ;D
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c326/bornagainprimitve/DSC_0156-2.jpg)

Title: Re: Nice pig iron
Post by: skyarrow on December 27, 2012, 10:12:43 pm

Heck yeah thats a nice gift

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Post by: osage outlaw on December 27, 2012, 11:22:14 pm

Sweet!  I bet you could really pound some sinew on it.  I hope you aren't moving that thing around by yourself  :o

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Post by: TRACY on December 27, 2012, 11:44:44 pm

Does that say ACME on the side there? Beep... Beep!

Excellent gift and I'm assuming 1913.


Tracy

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Post by: soy on December 27, 2012, 11:58:59 pm

Nice!

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Post by: bowsandroses on December 28, 2012, 12:25:47 am

Even as much as I hate moving I must say looks like you got paid well. Best payment I ever got was moving the Sis. in laws piano to a second floor, aint had to work out since. ::) Fine looking anvil got me in envy.

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Post by: Pat B on December 28, 2012, 01:06:18 am

Thats the real deal there and you can see the battle marks in it. Lots of good medicine in that pig iron.  ;)

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Post by: Roy on December 28, 2012, 08:34:09 am

Awesome, Keenan.

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Post by: Stoker on December 28, 2012, 11:26:35 am

Nice..Those old girls are hard to come by..Wish Santa would put one in my stocking. 8)
Thanks Leroy

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Post by: sadiejane on December 28, 2012, 11:38:03 am

sweet!

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Post by: darwin on December 28, 2012, 02:57:23 pm

Recently discovered one like that in my grandfathers barn apparently it was made in Sweden around the same time as the one you got. Makes me wonder where they have been and what they have been doing the last 100 years. Cool stuff

Title: Re: Nice pig iron
Post by: Keenan on December 28, 2012, 07:05:01 pm

I've looked for one like this for quite some time. When ever I would see one on Craigslist the farriers would be me to it. buying off Ebay and having it shipped is certainly out of the question so after several years of wanting this was a very nice surprise.

Darwin I agree, wish I knew the history. I do know the last 30 years have been on the Oregon coast in a barn. other then that???

Title: Re: Nice pig iron
Post by: seabass on December 29, 2012, 12:31:04 pm

that is one cool find.you are right,they are hard to come by.i have been looking for years.the few times that i have found one,i couldn't afford them.

Title: Re: Nice pig iron
Post by: KShip85 on January 01, 2013, 10:43:22 pm

Nice, saw one just about like this today at an auction...to bad it quickly got out of my price range  :'(

Kip