Miniature advertising, bench, commemorative, decorative, jewelers’ and souvenir anvils.
Folks have been making and collecting miniature anvils for a long time. The majority of miniature anvils are salesman’s giveaway or advertising anvils. Others are decorative desk items or paper weights. Many are souvenir anvils from tourist locations. A few are jewelers’ or working bench anvils. Many are fine art, some are antique collectibles.

Miniature anvils are made of aluminium, brass, bronze, cast iron, gold, silver and zinc. Some are plated, many are painted. Some are produced in the thousands while others are one of a kind. There is a brisk business in these collectibles on ebay and they are found in many tool and antique collections.

Miniature anvils are still being produced in all categories, advertising, gifts, souvenirs, collectibles and hand made art.

Miniature Anvil Collection – SOFA Quadstate, Troy, Ohio, September 2003 – anvilfire NEWS