anvilfire.com flaming anvil trademark logo copyright (c) 1998 Patrick J. Dempsey
     HOME!   |   STORE   |   Getting Started in Blacksmithing    
 
   Guru's Den   
   Slack-Tub Pub II   
   Tailgate Sales   
   FAQs   
   Glossary   
   Plans   
   Armoury   
   iForge How-To    
   Health and Safety   
   Book Reviews    
   eBooks On-line   
   Anvil Gallery   
   Vice Gallery   
   Story Page   
   AnvilCAM - II   
  Touchmark Reg.  
   Power Hammers   
   What's New   
Comic of the Week
   Daily Comics   
Daily Metalworking Comics!
   Webring Nexus   
   Our Sponsors   

Tell them you found it on anvilfire.com!

International Ceramics Products

Blacksmithing and metalworking questions answered.



Anvils in America, THE book about anvils

Sovie Miniature Anvil Collection


Three Souvinir Anvils with Shields

Miniature Souvinir Anvils with Shields

Photos provided by Ken Skaught, Medallion Estates, digitally processed by Jock Dempsey.
Grid is 1" (25mm) square behind, and 1/2" (13mm) lines below. No dimensions provided.

Gift shop souvinirs are big business and anvils with various place names are very common. Those places that want a picture of the place, or more text than will fit on an anvil have these sheild types made. The first two with broad "heater" sheilds have anvils patterned after the Fisher-Norris "Eagle" anvil as indicated by the bolting bosses on the feet.

anvil with shield T Davidson Fountain Cincinnati OH
This is a typical souvinir anvil for a local site. In this case it is the popular T. (Tyler) Davidson Fountain, Fountain Square, Cincinnati, OH.
On October 6, 1871, Henry Probasco presented the fountain to the people of Cincinnati as a memorial to his brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson. Cast by Ferdinand von Muller, Director of the Royal Bronze Foundry of Bavaria, the fountain followed plans drawn by August von Kreling. The 9-foot central figure, the Genius of Water, stands with arms outstretched over groupings of figures representing the uses of water. For its hundredth birthday celebration on October 16, 1971, the Tyler Davidson Fountain was renovated, moved to a new location on Fountain Square Plaza and turned to face west instead of east.

The company that made these first two anvils employed highly skilled pattern makers or engravers to produce the high relief artwork on the sheilds.

anvil with shield Leader Department Store
Graber Department Store ? - (126 W. Main - Grand Leader Building) - 1933 - (319 W. Main - Graber Building) - 1935-76 A very popular department store that sold clothing and furnishings for the entire family at a moderate price.
State House Denver Colorado
The above anvil is silver plated to symbolize Denver's connection to silver mining.

anvilfire images


Return to Sovie Collection Index
Miniature anvils.

anvilfire images


Return to Miniature Anvils Index
Miniature anvils and collections.

Anvil collection images
Anvil Collections Gallery Index
Return to the Anvil Gallery index.

Page Counter Anvils Counter General Site Counter Copyright © 2011 anvilfire.com