fordmustangbrad Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 My grandfather called me up today to show me what he had found for me. He has heard me speak of my fascination with metal, fabricating, and using anvils and primative tooling. I arrived finding this beautiful little Vulcan on the counter. He gave it to me. I told him he should keep it but he insisted that it was in his way. I like it a lot, even though I believe it is not forged. It looks like cast iron. I wish I knew how old it was, but the only marks are a pair of "78" 's. It feels to be about 60#, but I do not have a scale. I love to share my new tooling with you guys, so here are the pictures..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Olivo Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I love my vulcan. I have heard they are cast with a steel face proprietarily welded in the casting. I would love to have one like that for my bench inside. I saw one very much like that at persons candy where I was working this last week. Not in as good a shape as the one your sharing but man I would have loved to have that. I hope you put it to good use. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The number under the horn is probably the weight. Looks like a 5 or 6 ? That would be 50 or 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmustangbrad Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 It is certainly a "5" so 50#? Great, what a handy size. It produces a quite dull tone while striking, so it is easy on the ears. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rabbit Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The vulcan anvils are made by the illinois iron and bolt company from 1875-1969 in carpentersville illinois. The 5 indicates it is a 50 pound anvil. The 78 means it was probably cast in 1878. Just a little info about it for u. ~The Mad Rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmustangbrad Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 1878???? That is much older than I hoped. Incredible! I love old anvils. Thank you guys for the great information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Good piece of kit. Vulcan anvils were made similar to Fisher anvils in that they were a cast iron body with a tool steel face plate welded on. Very quiet anvil that's a dream to hammer on, and the neighbors appreciate it! Mount it to a heavy stand and she'll perform wonderfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 The vulcan anvils are made by the illinois iron and bolt company from 1875-1969 in carpentersville illinois. The 5 indicates it is a 50 pound anvil. The 78 means it was probably cast in 1878. Just a little info about it for u. ~The Mad Rabbit Vulcan was able to start producing anvils in 1875 by the FISHER method because one of Fisher's patents that covered the method expired then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I've always liked the little anvils. Congratulations on the find! It already looks like you've given it a going over with a wire wheel, if not do that and maybe polish it up with some stove polish or a nice coat of oil. All the best Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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