SEPT. 3 ISSUE ANSWERS: This is Clyde Craig’s farrier anvil. It was mounted on a square log that passed into the ground under the shop to withstand the hammer blows all day long. It had to be placed so that he didn’t have to bend over all day or raise his arm too high, tiring his hammer arm. It is secured to the log with large metal clips so it can’t move. This is a farrier’s anvil with a large rounded horn for shoeing horses. The anvil is a solid, cast steel form instead of cast iron, as many earlier or cheaper anvils were made. The rounded horn to the left was helpful for forging a curved shape. The top surface is the face where most of the smith’s work is done. The heel to the right has three holes in it. The small holes are the pritchel holes for punching holes in the smith’s project. The square hole is the hardy hole which holds the four objects lying on the face. The smith drops the correct tool into the hardy hole for cutting, shaping, or bending his project. After Craig died, the shop was sold and an auction of his tools took place. Someone bought this anvil for his own use. When the shop was moved to its new location on Romeo District School’s property and converted to a working museum, the volunteers managed to buy back Craig’s original anvil. Now when visitors walk into the Romeo