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Friday 6 December 2019
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19 comments:
This reminds me of a page on beds in an old encyclopedia I had as a kid. The anvil bed seemed more like punishment, lol. I like how you've gotten the starkness as well as how it was probably a handy tool. I'd like to know what it has to do with donkeys though.
@Jeanna: Donkeys sometimes needed/need shoes for hard and stoney sufaces. I think the tiny anvil was used for making harness rings and chains.
...they take a pounding!
@Tom: Not sure whether to laugh or groan :)
great photo!!!
nice one.
An anvil walks into a bar, and the bartender asks him, "Would you like a beer?" The anvil says, "No thanks, I'm already hammered."
Interesting, Nice captured.
Happy Weekend.
@Elke
@Klara
@rupam
Thank you all!
@ TFG: Groan!!!
Like rhino horns.
@RobertN: Yes, I see that now.
Seeing an anvil reminds me of a story I read long ago. Cannot remember the book title or the author, but they would place a tiny amount of gun powder on an anvil and hit it with a sledge hammer, making a loud Boom! to celebrate Christmas (or maybe it was New Year's Day). Anyway, they called it 'shooting the anvil' - an early form of fireworks that seems very dangerous to me.
@Lea: What a fascinating story - thank you!
t looks like a modern sculpture!
Great picture.
A nice 2nd Advent
@Jutta.K. Thank you!
three sizes and the one in the middle seems very worn put :) Nice shot :)
@NatureFootstep: Thank you :)
Nicely captured, always good to be reminded of the real things...
@Lachezar: Thanks!
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