NEAR MINT 20 lb. FISHER & NORRIS Blacksmith Anvil

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Matchlessantiques offers collectors and smiths this NEAR MINT 50 lb. Fisher & Norris Blacksmith Anvil. This anvil has a super clean face and near perfect edges. There is very light pitting on the face, but that won't hurt anything. The anvil is marked with the number 50 on the foot and the name FISHER on the front foot. Fisher anvils are very popular among blacksmiths and some smiths prefer Fishers over any other brand. Don't miss this chance to own a nice one. NOTE : This auction is for the 50 lb. FISHER anvil ONLY.Fisher and Norris was the first successful anvil manufacturer to exist in this country, as well as the last of the major anvil manufacturers to stop producing anvils in America. The company was founded in 1843 and produced anvils for 136 years. They produced more anvils than any other American anvil maker. Fisher became famous for perfecting the process of welding cast steel on high grade cast iron. According to Richard Postman's book, Anvils In America, Fisher claimed that "One blow on a "Fisher" anvil is worth two on any other anvil made". They went on to say that, "The Face Consists of a Single Piece of the Very Best Cast Steel Perfectly Welded of the Hardest Temper. The horn is made of Tough Untempered Steel and will neither Break or Bend. All "Eagle" Anvils made with the Latest Fisher Patent Double Thick Steel on read more

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