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The Lyda-Ferdinand Anvil Collection – Ambo�, incudine, el yunque, bigornia
Images from Ken and Lenny Lyda-Ferdinand’s signifficant collection of fine antique and modern anvils. Photos by the Ferdinands.
1. Unusual Cutlers’ Anvil
Cutlers tool hOlding anvil.
2. Chainmakers Anvil
Traditional anvil with chainmaking tooling hole and support.
3. Stake Anvil
Classic European Stake Anvil from. . .
4. Austrian Anvil Group
Early Austrian anvils . . .
5. 1813 French Anvil
Decorated 1813 French? Anvil.
6. Antique Church Window Anvil
Old anvil with simple lines.
7. Church Window
Large church window European anvil.
8. Stepped Foot Church Window Anvil
Large stepped foot anvil with small side exit hardy hole.
9. Primitive Hornless Anvil
Well worn heavy primitive anvil . .
10. English Double Horn
Export anvil by English manufacture
11. Large Hay-Budden
Mint condition American made Hay-Budden anvil.
12. Hungarian Cast Steel Austrian Style Anvil
Mint condition cast steel anvil made in Hungary. Company info, casting details and core drawing.
13. Unusual Heavy Block Anvil
Unusual old anvil of unknown use or origin. Crowned face and heavy upsetting table.
14. Anvil Swage
Unusual swage block with horn.
15. Unusual Primitive Antique Anvil
Anvil with features that are not typical of professionaly made versions. Marked 1821.
16. High Art Anvil
Anvil as sculpture. As much art as tool.
17. Classic North German Anvil
A large 733 pound (333 kg) anvil.
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