Lot of work to beat the top off that one, Richard!
My brother has Grandad Shubert's anvil. Old miners used to "shoot the anvil" on weekend get togethers. Put a charge under an anvil and see how high you could get it to fly. Grandad sheared the top half of his from the bottom half, during one of these escapades,
The miners took it to the mine shop, drilled through it with a hand operated drill press, and bolted it together through straps - 5/8" bolts, IIRC.
I sometimes wonder if alcohol was involved in the repairs, also.
