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Iron cooper's stake anvil, very rare, professionally conserved.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maritime Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Iron cooper's stake anvil, very rare, professionally conserved.
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Iron cooper's stake anvil, very rare, professionally conserved. 34 lb, 53" long. Also known as a spike anvil, this large item with point at one end and flat, rectangular work area with two holes on the other end was used by the ship's cooper (barrel-maker) to form hoops, which required a special, narrow anvil that could be poked into a hole in the wood of the ship and steadied while he hammered the hoop on the top, this example effectively intact and heavy, fully preserved and black (no rust), amazing condition for shipwreck iron and an important, substantial and very rare shipboard implement. With original Fisher certificate # 05A-72023 and letter about when it was found, showing a picture of its original coral-encrusted condition. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida