Beautiful, Satisfying Mid 19th C. Solid Iron Blacksmith's/Jeweler's Anvil educational play One of the things I

One of the things I really love about carved wooden whimsies is their infinite variety

12 3/4 x 9 1/2” framed in a simple wooden frame (which looks a bit orange in photos but is not) and in excellent vintage condition

Beautifully worn and aged

I would think later 19th c

Beautiful, Satisfying Mid 19th C. Solid Iron Blacksmith's/Jeweler's Anvil educational play One of the things IMy knowledge of tools is limited, but I believe this would have been used by a blacksmith doing fine work, or a jeweler, and I guess the pair of wonderfully snake like recessed forms at the top represent hooks or perhaps clasps that would have been forged on it. Lettering was pressed into the sides in the form of two "X"'s a bit hard to read, but I can make out something along the lines of Dasteel. I find it just a very satisfying and sculptural