I have an anvil that belonged to my dad and the horn is missing. He would be 101 years old this year if still living. I don't know the history behind it and he has been gone since 1968. Only have one first cousin left that might know something about it. It looks like it was cut with a tourch of some sort. I have been researching some and it seems that the accyt. tourch was invented by Harris back in 1911, however, years ago they used carbide for the gas in a tourch before that, it made a gas just like for the carbide lights that were used by miners and others for so many years. If carbide existed back then perhaps if they could provide enough air then they might of had a method to cut, but that is mere speculation on my part at this point. If I can work the time in I hope to search some more. The best I can tell the anvil only has some numbers in the bottom (base) of it, but no name. It looks like someone hit the side of it several times with a sharp axe or chiesle. It might be that they heated it enough to drive a sharp object into it until they finally cut it off. I am not even sure how hot carbide gas can get. I think they used it for gas welding and brazing. I had the opportunity to buy a carbide gas unit about 20 years ago when I purchased some blacksmith tools from an older gentleman, sometimes I wish that I had gotten it too.
Ramsey
