I'd have gotten it.   Put it down at the end of the bench, use for sheet metal and such.  The Fisher anvil was known as the silent anvil.   Mine is a 1908, and has a nice thunk instead of the ring.  Even 110 years ago people were getting fed up with the noise.   Working with a good steel ringing anvil is almost as bad as listening to hard rock.  Makes a guy say, "HUH" a lot.