The Lyda-Ferdinand Collection

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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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