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Anvil

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Material
METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
Description
Anvil is a large black solid cast object with horn-like tip on it. There is a hardier hole on top (small square hole) 2cm by 2cm near the flat end of anvil. Beside hardier hole is a small 1cm hole in the corner. There is a 2.5cm by 2.5cm square hole running through the length of anvil. A 2.5cm by …
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Category
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
Sub-Category
METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Description
Anvil is a large black solid cast object with horn-like tip on it. There is a hardier hole on top (small square hole) 2cm by 2cm near the flat end of anvil. Beside hardier hole is a small 1cm hole in the corner. There is a 2.5cm by 2.5cm square hole running through the length of anvil. A 2.5cm by 2.5cm square hole also exists underneath on the bottom surface of anvil. The top of anvil is 9cm wide. There are visible knicks on both sides of the anvil and '10' is cast on one side.
History Of Use
Anvil is the main tool used for blacksmithing.
Material
METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
Width
19
Length
45.5
Depth
24
Units Of Measurement
Centimeters
Accession No.
1971.64.11
Type of Record
Museum Artifact
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