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Anvil Collection

Background imageAnvil Collection: Blacksmith at work in his forge

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Background imageAnvil Collection: Coopers at work making wooden barrels

Coopers at work making wooden barrels
Four coopers hard at work in their workshop making traditional wooden barrels. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageAnvil Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imageAnvil Collection: Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Background imageAnvil Collection: Yorkshire Blacksmith

Yorkshire Blacksmith
The Smithy (blacksmith) at work at his anvil in Dent, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Blacksmith / Chatterbox

Blacksmith / Chatterbox
The village blacksmith

Background imageAnvil Collection: Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932

Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, USA Date: 1932

Background imageAnvil Collection: Coppersmith, 16th century. Engraving

Coppersmith, 16th century. Engraving
Coppersmith. Facsimile after a drawing and engraving by Jost Amman in the 16th century. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

Background imageAnvil Collection: Pewterer hammering a pewter mug on an anvil in his workshop

Pewterer hammering a pewter mug on an anvil in his workshop. Products include plates, tankards, spoons, teapots, coffee pots, jugs, etc

Background imageAnvil Collection: Cutlers making utensils in a workshop

Cutlers making utensils in a workshop
Cutlers in aprons grinding and hammering utensils in a workshop. A man drives a wheel to turn a grinding lathe, another hammers metal on an anvil. A coal furnace in the rear

Background imageAnvil Collection: Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, volcano, metalworking and the for

Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, volcano, metalworking and the forge. Shown working on a helmet with hammer and tongs on an anvil

Background imageAnvil Collection: A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt

A Romanised Briton and a Feryllt, a blacksmith, metallurgist, chemist and botanist. The Briton in a plaid cloak and sagum, carrying a two-handed sword, cleddyv deuddwrn

Background imageAnvil Collection: Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Anvil Point, Swanage, Dorset

Anvil Point, Swanage, Dorset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageAnvil Collection: Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from Zurich

Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from Zurich
Early illustrated souvenir / advertising postcard from Zurich, Switzerland. Date: 1898

Background imageAnvil Collection: ANVIL TOMBSTONE

ANVIL TOMBSTONE
The Anvil Tombstone, an unusual and lasting memorial to a former blacksmith, at Headcorn, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge

Background imageAnvil Collection: Metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century

Metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century
Forged metalwork and woven items from Senegambia, 18th century. Horses bit, spade and napha or portfolio. After Rene Claude Geoffroy de Villeneuves l Afrique, Paris, 1814

Background imageAnvil Collection: Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer (Peace)

Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer (Peace)
Cartoon, Vulcans Best Customer -- the angel of Peace asks the blacksmith Vulcan if hes very busy. A list of weapons to be produced is written up on the wall on the right

Background imageAnvil Collection: Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone

Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone
Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Shoeing and General Smith, Silverstone, Northamptonshire. circa 1910

Background imageAnvil Collection: Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep

Music cover, The Jolly Blacksmiths March-Twostep, written by E T Paull and E Braham. 1905

Background imageAnvil Collection: Chinese tinker with portable forge, bellows

Chinese tinker with portable forge, bellows and tools, Qing Dynasty

Background imageAnvil Collection: Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat

Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Background imageAnvil Collection: Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an

Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils

Background imageAnvil Collection: Design, Motherwell, Scotland

Design, Motherwell, Scotland. 1905

Background imageAnvil Collection: Design, Falkirk, Scotland

Design, Falkirk, Scotland. 1905

Background imageAnvil Collection: Elves and Gnomes

Elves and Gnomes. 19th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: Blacksmith hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer

Blacksmith hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer
Blacksmith in his forge hammering at a lump of metal with a long hammer. Date: 1887

Background imageAnvil Collection: This anvil, in Mucklestone churchyard, Shropshire, England

This anvil, in Mucklestone churchyard, Shropshire, England, is said to be the one used by the blacksmith who reversed Queen Margarets horseshoes in 1459. Date: 15th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: BLACKSMITH / CIRCA 1800

BLACKSMITH / CIRCA 1800
liquor being poured out in a blacksmiths workshop. Date: circa 1800

Background imageAnvil Collection: GERMAN BLACKSMITH

GERMAN BLACKSMITH
A German blacksmith and his assistant work on a horseshoe. Date: 19th Century

Background imageAnvil Collection: 17th century Blacksmith

17th century Blacksmith
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars. Date: 17th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: The owner of Birminghams last horseshoe factory at work

The owner of Birminghams last horseshoe factory at work in the workshop. The factory exported horseshoes all over the world. The Times Date: 1987

Background imageAnvil Collection: Photograph of an old anvil found in Kent

Photograph of an old anvil found in Kent and probably in use in 1660s at Bugsell Forge. Shown alongside a ruler

Background imageAnvil Collection: Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard

Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard
Cupid with white dove and envelope, white and mauve flowers in a heart shape, and an anvil, on a Valentine postcard. circa 1890s

Background imageAnvil Collection: La Crinolonomanie by Charles Vernier

La Crinolonomanie by Charles Vernier -- A fashionable young woman visits a blacksmith for repairs to the iron ring of her crinoline frame. circa 1850

Background imageAnvil Collection: Blacksmith (Series)

Blacksmith (Series)
Le marechal ferrand - BLACKSMITH - hammers a horseshoe on his anvil

Background imageAnvil Collection: French Railway Alphabet - U

French Railway Alphabet - U for Usine (workshop). 19th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: Two men and a horse in a blacksmiths forge

Two men and a horse in a blacksmiths forge. 19th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: Forge, Antrim

Forge, Antrim - a view of a blacksmith at the Forge door using an anvil, other men are inside and looking at the camera. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps

Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Chinese Soldiers in Barracks

Chinese Soldiers in Barracks - servicing their equipment Date: circa 1908

Background imageAnvil Collection: Book of Trades, The Farrier

Book of Trades, The Farrier. 1841

Background imageAnvil Collection: The Village Blacksmith by G Carlton Wallace

The Village Blacksmith by G Carlton Wallace
The Village Blacksmith by G. Carlton Wallace. First produced Theatre Royal, Bury, 20th February 1903 and Theatre Royal, Stratford, 1st August 1904. Date: circa 1904

Background imageAnvil Collection: The Sledgehammer adapted by Wilson Barrett

The Sledgehammer adapted by Wilson Barrett
Promotional postcard for The Sledgehammer adapted from the Flemish of Neston Le Thiers by Wilson Barrett. First produced Theatre Royal, Kilburn, 22nd February 1897. For Alfred Northway and H. V

Background imageAnvil Collection: Illustration, The Youth who could not Shiver or Shake

Illustration, The Youth who could not Shiver or Shake -- The Youth took the axe and split the anvil at one blow, catching the Old Mans beard in it. Date: 1909

Background imageAnvil Collection: Mucklestone Anvil

Mucklestone Anvil
A plaque at Mucklestone, Shropshire, England, where a blacksmith reversed Queen Margarets horseshoes to aid her escape from the Battle of Blore Heath, 23 September 1459. Date: 15th century

Background imageAnvil Collection: Shaping a Horseshoe

Shaping a Horseshoe
A young farrier (blacksmith) uses a hammer and chisel on his anvil to shape a horseshoe. Date: 1960s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Franco-British Exhibition - Entente Cordiale

Franco-British Exhibition - Entente Cordiale - featuring inset portraits of King Edward VII and President of the French Republic Clement Armand Fallieres (1841-1931)

Background imageAnvil Collection: Australia - Victoria - Bush Blacksmith

Australia - Victoria - Bush Blacksmith (Gippsland Region) Date: circa 1905

Background imageAnvil Collection: Farrier - Blacksmith preparing horseshoes

Farrier - Blacksmith preparing horseshoes Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Metropolitan Police blacksmith with WPC and horses

Metropolitan Police blacksmith with WPC and horses
A blacksmith shaping a horseshoe on his anvil, while a Metropolitan Police WPC watches. Two horses stand waiting in the background. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageAnvil Collection: Gretna Green Anvil and Richard Rennison

Gretna Green Anvil and Richard Rennison
Richard Rennison - the Gretna Green Anvil Priest 1926 - 1940, pictured with books recording over 2000 marriages overseen at the Old Blacksmiths Shop at Gretna in seven years

Background imageAnvil Collection: Hammerblow Cure

Hammerblow Cure
In the Correges, France, there is a tradition that a child can be cured of certain ailments if laid on a black- smiths anvil and a mighty blow struck close to its head. Date: 1901

Background imageAnvil Collection: Education, boys, metal work

Education, boys, metal work
A well equipped metal work class. A boy hammers a metal handle which he has just forged, upon the face of an anvil

Background imageAnvil Collection: Turkish Gypsies - Metalworking

Turkish Gypsies - Metalworking
Turkish Gypsies at home. A girl operates a large set of hand bellows, whilst her father works metal on a small anvil next to their tent

Background imageAnvil Collection: American Indians. The peaceful integration of the red indian

American Indians. The peaceful integration of the red indian
Young Sioux men shaping metal on an anvil

Background imageAnvil Collection: Java Blacksmith

Java Blacksmith
A Javanese blacksmith at his anvil

Background imageAnvil Collection: Klondike / Hegg / 1900

Klondike / Hegg / 1900
The Discovery Claim at Anvil Creek, Nome, Alaska, during the gold rush

Background imageAnvil Collection: C17 Blacksmiths

C17 Blacksmiths
Two smiths at work at an anvil, beneath a sign representing three roses

Background imageAnvil Collection: An Iron Foundry C19Th

An Iron Foundry C19Th
The interior of an iron foundry with men hammering on an anvil, working at a furnace and using a vice

Background imageAnvil Collection: Symbolic Industry Worker

Symbolic Industry Worker
The worker symbolically portrayed

Background imageAnvil Collection: Working with Iron / 1930S

Working with Iron / 1930S
Beating an iron rod on an anvil having first softened the metal in the roaring furnace. The workshop is full of tools which hang from the ceiling

Background imageAnvil Collection: Youth Learns Fear / Grimm

Youth Learns Fear / Grimm
THE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS - the boy meets (and beats) the fierce old man

Background imageAnvil Collection: Klondike / Sluicing 1900

Klondike / Sluicing 1900
Sluicing on Number Two Claim, at Anvil Creek, Nome, Alaska, during the gold rush

Background imageAnvil Collection: Runaway couple get married at Gretna Green

Runaway couple get married at Gretna Green
A runaway couple get married at Gretna Green, literally striking the iron while it is hot. Gretnas runaway marriages began in 1753, following a change in the English law that did not apply in Scotland


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