jfaldo

Well thanks a bunch Thomas in particular and everyone else also for their quick and courteous input on this. Will start looking at railroad stuff now and see where this goes.

Well Tom I think you have the answer. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western was abbreviated pretty much the way it appears on this hammer. They were in operation for a long time (1853-1960) it appears. Is there a way it could be more accurately dated in that time frame?

Well I'm open to any and all suggestions. Mining was and is still big business here in Wyoming so who knows. You would think there would be some record of this company out there somewhere though.

Sorry I should of completed my profile. I'm in Wyoming.

Picked up a box of blacksmith tools this weekend and this old double cross peen hammer was one of the items. It weighs 4.5 pounds and has the maker's name stamped on all four sides. An internet search produced zero results. The maker as best I can tell is D.L & W. WKS.CO. Anyone ever heard of them?