anvil went out of business in the 1988 if I remember correctly.

Thanks for the info. I had no idea they were out of business.

They were one of the original flight case companies and "anvil case" became almost a generic term for the ATA style road cases. I wasn't aware that they had gone out of business either but I've switched from carrying my drums in flight cases to carrying them in bags (much easier on the back).

I recall seeing the Anvil drum fiber drum cases advertised back in the 80's. They were another variation on the fiber drum cases that Ludwig, Slingerland, Humes and Berg, etc. had been selling since the 1930's (probably earlier). I have a couple of them (Anvil fiber cases) around here. I think one of their "innovations" was using more than one strap even on smaller tom cases...which seems like a good idea but mostly just makes it harder to get them opened and closed.

The company/brand is still around, it's just been sold a few times. I saw them at NAMM this year.

They were owned by Zero Halliburton for a while, and now by the same company that does Calzone Cases.

The Nomad company based out of Canada still make the fiber cases for drums and cymbals, it sad to say i don't recomend them on the road they are cheaply made with low grade materials, i still use them to store drums in doors that i will not be using for a very long time.

H&B is still making fiber cases….

Fiber cases lack the waterproof nature of plastic cases but other than that they do a good job. I have a couple of fiber snare drum cases that are probably close to 80 years old and they still work fine (with the leather strap replaced). The Nomad cases seem to be made from a lesser grade of fiberboard than other brands were (are). It looks closer to cardboard than the stiffer fiberboard. They still work okay, certainly better than nothing, and not terribly expensive, but the regular H & B fiber cases are much more solid.