small metal working hammer,who made it?
I really try not to guess if I don't know, but could that be a Sweetheart?
Not likely a Stanley Sweetheart; on those, the heart was integrated into an early version of the cropped-corner-rectangle Stanley logo, with "Stanley" in the rectangle, like the below:
(http://rexmill.com/planes101/typing/images/TmX.jpg) (http://rexmill.com/planes101/typing/images/TmAA.jpg)
might never figure this one out,thanks for trying
the lettering looks like
"east stl il." East St.Louis, Illinois
No hammer manufacturer down there that I have heard of.
The logo reminds me of a French hammer maker that I can not remember the name of.
Could you post a pic of the whole hammer so we can tell what the hammer was intended for?
thr letters say cast steel,any help appreciated,.,,hears a picture.,.,maybe?
Tinner's or rivet hammer
ok on the cast steel.
Cast steel is at least an indication of a quality tool.