Anvils ... several sizes ... several types:

Here is a collection of anvils for forging and sheet metal working

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Anvil - Light Gage Steel Railroad Track (283):

This railroad track anvil is long and skinny.  It is useful and handy as is ... and ... with a little bother, could be cut up into smaller anvils for light duty work.

For general interest, railroad tracks and car wheels are made from high carbon steel.  This is to minimize the rubber-like elastic indentation of the track top surface, as a carriage wheel rolls over it ... thus reducing the load pull requirement on the train engine.

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Anvil - Unusual - Bench Mounted (319):

This is an unusual and useful bench anvil or work support tool.  It may have been used by cobblers ... but ... can be helpful to anyone.

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 Small Stump-Spike Jeweler Anvil (89):

This steel anvil is designed to be pounded or burnt into a log stump support.  It can also be held in a vice. It will work well for small projects and is in like new condition.

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Anvil - 9 lb - Modified Railroad Track - Steel (A1)

This old bench shear is in good condition.  The jaw blades are like new!

 

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Anvil - 33 lb Cast Iron (A2)

This anvil-vice combo was once popular with home and farm do-it-yourselfers.  I read somewhere (so it must be true) that these anvil-vices were mounted in train cabooses for handling hook, latch and fastener problems while trains were under way.  Is this really true?  Beats me!

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Anvil - 19 lb - Standard Gage Steel Railroad Track (A3)

This railroad track anvil is short and tall.  It is of a useful and quite handy size for general forming and forging work.

For general interest, railroad tracks and car wheels are made from high carbon steel.  This is to minimize the rubber-like elastic indentation of the track top surface, as a carriage wheel rolls over it ... thus reducing the load pull requirement on the train engine.

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Anvilx - 67 lb - Standard Gage Steel Railroad Track (A3)

This railroad track anvil is long and heavy.  Because of its mass, it is of a useful size for general forming and forging work.

For general interest, railroad tracks and car wheels are made from high carbon steel.  This is to minimize the rubber-like elastic indentation of the track top surface, as a carriage wheel rolls over it ... thus reducing the load pull requirement on the train engine.

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Anvil - 19 lb - Steel (A5)

This anvil is made from a piece of steel railroad track. The nice shape and size make it quite useful for light duty work.

For general interest, railroad tracks and car wheels are made from high carbon steel.  This is to minimize the rubber-like elastic indentation of the track top surface, as a carriage wheel rolls over it ... thus reducing the load pull requirement on the train engine.

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Anvilx - 11 lb - Cast Iron (A5)

This small cast iron anvil has a useful size and shape. For bending and hold-down clamping, it has two Pritchel holes that extend all the way through the anvil's body.

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Jewelers Anvil (461)

This cast steel anvil will work well for small projects.

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Jewelers Small Stump-Spike Anvil (475)

This steel anvil is designed to be pounded or burnt into a stump support.  It can also be held in a vice. It will work well for small projects.

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Antique Railroad Train Caboose Anvil-Vice (A10)

This anvil-vice combo was once popular with home and farm do-it-yourselfers.  I read somewhere (so it must be true) that these anvil-vices were bench-mounted in railroad train cabooses for handling hook, door latch and fastener problems while trains were under way.  Is this really true?  Beats me!

In any case, this piece is in good condition and surely is a genuine antique.

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Anvil - Light Gage Railroad Track on Stand (A11)

This railroad track anvil is long and skinny.  It is innovatively mounted on an antique vehicle rear-end half-axel.

For general interest, railroad tracks and car wheels are made from high carbon steel.  This is to minimize the rubber-like elastic indentation of the track top surface, as a carriage wheel rolls over it ... thus reducing the load pull requirement on the train engine.

 

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