Scythe Anvil

Made:
Birmingham
Scythe Anvil

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Scythe Anvil
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Scythe Anvil

This anvil was made in Birmingham. It bears a remarkable resemblance to the Roman scythe anvils of about 200 AD found at Silchester. Numbers of these tools are made for export to continental countries where they are still widely used.

Details

Category:
Hand and Machine Tools
Object Number:
1926-907
type:
anvil
credit:
Hunt, Wm. and Sons, The Brades, Ltd.