Yesterday I found a very small used jewelers anvil at our local online classifieds. It was just too cute to pass up, and the price was right. Today I cleaned it up with the belt sander and sand blaster, and is now ready not be masked off, and for a couple coats of spray paint. I'm sure that Mike and Frank ( the pickers ) would cringe, but I don't care. In my opinion it's just maintenance and should extend the life of the anvil. I probably won't use it for much, maybe as just a paper weight. I'm not sure that it even weighs a pound.

Cool find!!

The novelty of a small anvil is just cool itself although I could see it being put to use on some projects.

I have a couple of short pieces of old 540 PTO shaft I use quite often.

I have a few anvils ranging in size from a small one that's about a pound, to one that weighs about 40 lbs.

I found a 5 gallon bucket about half full of different attachments for anvils at 7 Mile Fair a few years ago, and asked the guy how much? He replied $5.00. I asked per piece? He looked at me puzzled and replied No for the whole bucket, I'm tired of hauling them around. I left very happy with the bucket. 

Here is a pic of the condition of the Anvil as I bought it.

   And then two pictures of it after I restored it.

Edited November 22, 20187 yr by CharlieL

Nice restore Charlie. I like it.

Very cool anvil rather you use it or display it. I can see why you had to buy it. I would have too.

If you display, need to mount it to the end of a proportionate log.

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

If you display, need to mount it to the end of a proportionate log.

Not a bad idea Dave.

9 minutes ago, CharlieL said:

Not a bad idea Dave.

Hardly ever saw an old farm anvil or the old blacksmith shops, iron shops w/o the anvil on a log.

Could even debark it and spray with lacquer to seal...That would look cool.

I don't think I have any old square head lag type bolts that small unless 1/4" would work?? Holes look smaller than that...maybe 3/16"???

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

 

I don't think I have any old square head lag type bolts that small unless 1/4" would work?? Holes look smaller than that...maybe 3/16"???

Good eye, 3/16" they are.