"NEW" ANVILS IN AMERICA by RICHARD A. POSTMAN

Description: Matchlessantiques is offering this New copy of the book ANVILS IN AMERICA, by Richard Postman. This book is sealed in the publisher's clear plastic protective covering. This book is the go to book for anvil knowledge and information that you cannot find anywhere else. I personally met Richard in 2002 when I began selling anvils and immediately we became friends due to our common interest in anvils. He was my neighbor, next town over, my mentor and advisor with our anvil selling business. He was the most educated person in the USA concerning anvils and his passion for anvils and info concerning the manufacturing and history was unending even after the book was released in 1998. Postman's desire was to share this knowledge with others so that was his inspiration to write the book Anvils in America. Postman understood how important anvils were in history and how important they were in people's lives and industry. If you like industry, manufacturing and history you'll love this book. If you want to know more about anvils, how to identify them, the various ways they were made and how production changed, then this book is a must have. Don't miss this chance to own and read what Richard Postman spent many years of his life producing and writing "Anvils in America" you will enjoy this book for years. The book that you'll be purchasing was formerly the property of Richand Postman and the last remaining copies of the 7th or 8th printing. Pictured besides the book are some pictures of Richard Postman, one standing behind the 802 lb. Hay Budden anvil, one of him dressed for demonstrating at the local courthouse blacksmith shop, one with his favorite anvils, a 200 lb. Arm and Hammer, and others with Steve Prillwitz and Lincoln Wolfe. FREE - USPS Priority Shipping including Insurance to anywhere in the USA. Where to find the cost of international shippingYou’ll find the estimated cost of shipping in the Shipping and payments section of every eBay listing. You’ll also see the shipping service the seller offers and where the item will be sent from, as well as a list of countries the seller ships to.Listings also include an estimate of customs and import charges, if applicable. The charges you see on the listing aren't final until you pay for the item at checkout. For example, if you change your delivery address during checkout, or if the applicable import rules change before you complete your payment, the charges could change.The final cost you’ll need to pay to have your item delivered will be confirmed at checkout. I am including Anvilfire's Jock Demsey's description of Richard's book AIA because he did a fantastic job describing it. Anvils in America by Richard PostmanAccording to David Poppke "At last!! A book about anvils, after 15 years of research. The history, manufacture, identification, and much more about anvils made in America and the anvils imported for resale or brought to America by smiths from about 1600-1997. 564 pages of text and graphics on 70# Sterling Litho Satin paper. Over 770 illustrations of which almost 300 are photographs." The pre release description above does not do the book justice! This book is huge! (11¼ x 8½ x 1½ inches and almost 5 pounds!). When I ordered this book I thought it was a little pricey but after getting my hands on it I realized that it was worth as much as any of the $200 references I have bought from ASM! - anvilfire guruThe first thing that catches your eye on opening the book is a beautiful color painting commissioned for the book called "The last anvil makers", by Nathan Green. The second printing uses that painting for the new slipcover. The book starts with your usual anvil basics illustrated by dozens of photos by the author (which by the way were well taken and reproduced with skill). Postman then goes on with a history of anvils and reproductions of hundreds of original anvil ads and fliers illustrated by even MORE of Postman's photos. He also reproduces important historical patents AND patents for strange oddball anvil "systems" that may or may (more likely) not have been manufactured. There are numerous lists of makers marks and anvil stories collected by the author. The history of numerous American and English makers is given.After seeing all this you think, "What more could there be?"Well. . . There are fliers from most of the modern anvil makers with specs and even more photos!Color photos of two "Colonial" anvils from back of new slipcoverThen we get to the part that interested me the most, an article by Jim Austin of the California Blacksmiths Association on forging anvils including historical photos of the process. The article describes and shows anvils being forged, welded and ground. There is also an article with drawings taken from a Hey-Budden sales booklet describing the manufacture of anvils. The last anvil makers (c) 1996 Nathan Green Illustration from Hay-Budden bookletThe book also includes all kinds of anvil miscellany. Ads and trademarks using anvils, miniature advertising anvils and the hilarious Christmas card images created by Gill Fahrenwald, "Caught in a shower of anvils" and "Roasting marshmellows over an open anvil" (No, we didn't get our anvilfire! logo idea from Gill. It just goes to show that great minds DO think alike!).There is also a smattering of vise, swage block and other forging/blacksmithing tools and equipment shown, which makes the book even more interesting to those of us who have collected these old tools for years. I learned that the one post vise I have with markings was probably made at the "Mouse Hole Forge" by Brooks and Cooper, one of the successors to M&H Armitage. This book is about anvils in America, The author notes that there is still a world full of European and Asian anvils to research and record! Mr. Postman also told me that he had a great deal more detailed information that wouldn't fit in the book! Another volume maybe? I hope so!NOTICE: The author has received numerous complaints about this book! Apparently it causes insomnia in certain individuals!Champion bridge or railroad anvilPostscript - In the months since its release this book has become THE blacksmiths and collectors standard reference about anvils.In the (now two) years since publication, Anvils in America has continued to be the indespensible reference for many of us. It is so full of information that no matter how many times you read it or refer to it you are always surprised to find something new.The author, Richard Postman, right at Mousehole Forge, Great Britian, with John Hatfield, October 1998. Already researching the followup book!Hard cover, cloth bound, and Smyth sewn.FIRST EDITION Copyright 1998:A limited first printing of 1000 books, numbered, dated, personaly inscribed and signed. The numbers were assigned as the orders are received. Numbered editions were sold out by Christmas 1998. We guarantee all of our items with a satisfaction money back guarantee.

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Location: Dowagiac, Michigan

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