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Anyone know what year serial number 159017 is? I appreciate the help. Trying to figure out how to treat this new anvil.

So I just found this, it seems to have the same stamp.

Ebay - Vulcan Hammer Punch

Thanks Frosty, good to know. So are you implying that this is possibly a hobbyists stamp? I'm also very interested in its intended use. It vaguely reminded me of a "Japanese bladesmith hammer" and I will probably use it similarly. I'm going to redress it or possibly take a flatter to it and replace the handle.

So I found this old hammer at a flea market. It's about 4.5"L and 1.5"W. Anyone know anything about this brand? I have found a few different brands like Vulcan MFG from Minnesota and Vulcan Tools from Ohio. Neither had this stamp or produced hammers like this one as far as I can tell. So yeah any help is much appreciated. In the pictures it is placed next to a 3lb cross peen.