Wapak Hollow Ware Company — No. 9 Cast Iron Flat-Bottom Kettle
Ohio Foundry Collection, Ohio Foundry Corridor, Museum Collection Steve Thaman Ohio Foundry Collection, Ohio Foundry Corridor, Museum Collection Steve Thaman

Wapak Hollow Ware Company — No. 9 Cast Iron Flat-Bottom Kettle

The Wapak Hollow Ware Company of Wapakoneta, Ohio existed for just 23 years — from 1903 to 1926 — but in that span produced some of the finest lightweight cast iron in American manufacturing history. This No. 9 flat-bottom kettle, marked "WAPAK" in block letters, represents the company's workhorse product line: deep, straight-sided, flat-bottomed vessels built for daily stovetop use in early 20th-century Ohio kitchens. Professionally restored. Acquired from eBay seller golden_treats, January 2026.

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Vitantonio Manufacturing Company — No. 5 Cast Iron Pizzelle Iron
Ohio Foundry Collection, Ohio Foundry Corridor, Museum Collection Steve Thaman Ohio Foundry Collection, Ohio Foundry Corridor, Museum Collection Steve Thaman

Vitantonio Manufacturing Company — No. 5 Cast Iron Pizzelle Iron

Angelo Vitantonio founded his manufacturing company in 1906, bringing centuries of Italian baking tradition to Ohio. This No. 5 stovetop pizzelle iron — marked "VITANTONIO MFG CO / WILLOUGHBY, OHIO" — features a traditional four-quadrant Italian scroll pattern on one plate and a sunburst design on the other, with a field of tiny cast stars covering both exterior faces. Three generations of the Vitantonio family operated the company from Lake County, Ohio. Acquired from eBay seller ctryf26, November 2025.

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Adamson Manufacturing Company — Cast Iron Tire Tube Vulcanizer
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Adamson Manufacturing Company — Cast Iron Tire Tube Vulcanizer

In the first decades of the automobile age, a flat tire was not an inconvenience — it was a certainty. This cast iron vulcanizer by the Adamson Manufacturing Company of East Palestine, Ohio, patented April 1913, allowed motorists and mechanics to permanently repair punctured inner tubes by heat-bonding raw rubber patches at the molecular level. Marked "ADAMSON MFG. CO. / PATENTED / APR 1913 / E. PALESTINE, O." Original patina preserved. Acquired from eBay seller funmoneyfromselling, March 2026.

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