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Nice 355 Lb Swedish Soderfors Blacksmith Anvil Matchlessantiques is offering collectors and smiths this fantastic 355 lb. Cast steel soderfors blacksmiht anvil. This anvil is is one of the best anvils ever produced anywhere. It is made of solid swedish tool steel which is one of the best steels made anywhere. This anvil is clean and would make an excellent addition to any collection. The face and horn are very clean. The edges aer just about perfect. This anvil may have had some repairs to the edges, it's really hard to tell, because if thye were, it was an excellent job. There's also a spot near the tip of the horn that may have been repaired. I will stand behind this anvil for any problems. See pictures. Note the 118 lb. Hay budden anvil shown in one picture is not includde in this auction. It's shown for comparison purposes only. The hya budden is being offered in another auction. This anvil was made in falun, sweden by soderfors bruks akkticbolag and according to richard postman's book anvils in america, this swedish anvil manufacturer claims to have made anvils since about 1200 a. D. Their advertisements state taht the anvils were forged from one solid piece and not cast. The author believes that their anvils may have been cast and then placed in a closed die and forged to the final shape. He goes on to say, it is of little consequence whether these anvils are cast or forged, as it has been my observation that they are of excellent quality and hold up well under heavy use. Soderfors were generally sold under the brand name paragon, but also manufactured anvils for at least one u. S. Hardware company. They also sold anvils under their onw trademark, soderfors. This anvil is marked on boht sides. On one side the trademark reads columbian, soderfors, dannemora, sweden, 355 lbs, 4 and the other side is marked soderfors, sweden. On the front foot, the anvil is marked 1924 with the number 2 below it and the letter c with na upside down f inside. On the back foot are the numbers 160 and 7924. This anvil has an excellent rebound and nice clear ring. It would be a very nice size to use in hte shop. Measurements are overall length 34 3/4, face 5 1/4 x 21 3/4, horn 13, heigth 15 1/4, hardie hole 1 3/8, pricthel hole 13/16, base 13 x 14 7/8 actual weight 354 lbs. Anvils don't get any better than this folks, so don't miss this one. I guarantee you won't be disappointed with this anvil or your money back, less return cost. Shipping rates are reasonable, please include your zip code if you write for a guaranteed shipping quote. |
