I was there in 90 minutes, cash in hand, and took it home.Ī bit of diligence and a bit of luck, along with some patience, and you'll find one, even in what seems to be a pretty anvil poor (to me, anyway) area. I watched it for a week and then called him with an offer at just over $2/lb if I could come get it right then. His initial price was on the high side (for me, $3+/lb). I got one from a guy in Apple Valley that I found on CL last year - an hour away. I check it at least 2-3 times a day, and I see anvils in LA/Santa Barbara pretty regularly (I check just about everywhere within a 'reasonable' driving distance from me). If I could have I would have bought them both.ĭefinitely check CL regularly. Although I saved the Peter Wright from its ‘lawn ornament’ status, unfortunately they did swap out the Armatige which is now an ornament and not for sale. That is where most older peopled will place an add – and mostly older people will see it there – craigslist and ebay are seen by too many to get a very good deal – most of the time. He had moved it there alone! It turned out to be 167 lbs! (I later found out that he’s 90 years old - and he moved this anvil alone!) I don’t let him help me put it into my truck – he is 38 years my senior and about 150 lbs lighter than me.īottom line – my advice is to read the local classifieds – in the newspaper. When I get back from the bank, he has it out in the driveway. “OK, I’ll just swap them out.” “No Charlie”, by now I know his name, “It’s not yours!” So He goes to the door and knocks “This guy wants the anvil.” “How Much? ” “$200.” “OK”. I tell him “I’ll give you $200 for this one.” So, after checking out the ring (like a bell!). It looks to be about twice the size of mine – and it’s GARDEN ART. So we jump into the golf cart – his daughter lives next door and out by the shed is a stump with a Peter Wright sitting on it. Then he tells me that he had three anvils and gave one to his son, one to his daughter and kept this one. I brought a small ball-pein with me and the ring is good. The table is just OK, and there is only one hole - a hardy hole - so I'm thinking it’s real old. It says Armitage on the side - so I'm thinking mousehole. He slides it out and I start to look at it. We go down around his large - used to be a chicken coop - shop and he opens a garage door and there in the corner near the door is a smallish anvil. To my relief, he wasn't drunk, just very old. So I get there and an old gentleman in a golf cart waves me to follow. (Why doesn't he know what he has?) I almost don’t go. Turns out that he is just down the road about 1/2 mile from me so I tell him I will swing by.īut before I go, I tell my wife that I am afraid the anvil might be stolen and I won't buy it no matter what if I think it is stolen. Not only does he not know squat about the anvil, but he sounds like he might be drunk. “It’s pointy on one end and has two holes in it - and it’s heavy. Me: “Hi I'm calling about the anvil in the paper.” But it kinda gnaws at me - so after dinner I figure I got nothing to lose by calling. So I tell her "I don't really need an anvil (I love my 100 lb Peter Wright). I was not even looking, and my wife hands me the local weekly paper pointing to an ad – Heavy Duty Anvil - $150. I guess it is time to tell the story of my latest anvil purchase. You know everyone always point to ebay and craigslist.
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