Vulcan had a long and interesting history. Some of that is documented below:

• Vulcan: The First 100 Years
  • A history in words and photos of Vulcan's first century of existence
  • Vulcan Iron Works Centennial Celebration
• Vulcan: The Offshore Experience
  • A comprehensive view of Vulcan and its offshore hammers
• Experimental and "Vapourware" Products
  • Internal Pile Hammer IPH-16, Vulcan's attempt to revolutionise steam hammers offshore.
  • Single-Compound Hammer, an air/steam hammer even simpler than the original.
  • Construction Assistance Vehicle (CAV,) an underwater craft built for the U.S. Navy.
  • "The Last Hammers:" a sampling of some of the air/steam and vibratory hammers Vulcan Iron Works designed but did not produce in its last years.
  • Special Products Division: the source of many of Vulcan's "one of a kind" products
  • Concrete Pile Cutter: an interesting Russian concept
  • Russian Diesel Hammers: another interesting Russian concept
  • Sea Water Hammer: the daring concept that was Vulcan's last patent
• Corporate Matters: Vulcan dealt with a variety of corporate and financial matters that were unusual for an organisation of its size. Some of these were as follows:
  • Letters of Credit, essential for its international business activities
  • The "Turkey Grievance," an example of the procedures for resolving conflicts in organised labour relations
• Vulcan Patents -- a century and more of technological history
• Vulcan Serial Numbers -- wonder how old that Vulcan hammer of yours is?
• Nilens -- Vulcan's licensee in Europe, and the producer of its first marketable line of diesel hammers
• Design and Performance of an Electro-Pneumatic Pile Hammer for Laboratory Applications.--when academics find out that equipment design isn't as easy as it looks. Vulcan assisted with this research.

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