The A.G. Patton Cast Iron Tea Kettle
A Columbus foundryman who didn't just cast iron — he engineered it. Three steam vents cast directly into the lid pattern, a gate mark dating it to the 1870s or 1880s, and a name that connects Columbus to the Favorite dynasty.
The Adams & Britt Cincinnati Cast Iron Stove Kettle Griddle
Dated 1872 and carrying every letter of its maker's name as clearly as the day it was cast — a Cincinnati kettle griddle from a partnership so obscure that this piece may be the primary evidence it existed.
The Sidney Hollow Ware Co. No. 9 Skillet
From a foundry that lasted barely more than a decade — a thin, smooth, beautifully cast No. 9 skillet from Wagner's one-time competitor in Sidney, Ohio, the town that became the epicenter of American cast iron production.
The H.S. Pease Enameled Three-Leg Safety Kettle
A one-of-a-kind survival — an enameled three-leg safety kettle from a Cincinnati inventor-manufacturer whose patents spanned three decades, with its porcelain interior intact after more than 130 years. Preserved exactly as found.
The Perin & Gaff Mfg. Co. Susan R. Knox Patent Crank Fluting Iron
A Victorian laundry machine that connects a woman inventor in New York to a Cincinnati foundry — manufactured under the 1866 patent of Susan R. Knox by Perin & Gaff of Cincinnati, with comparable examples in the Smithsonian's permanent collection.
The Perin & Gaff Mfg. Co. Cast Iron Chain Pulley
A Cincinnati hardware manufacturer's working pulley survives with full foundry markings — the second Perin & Gaff piece in the SSC collection, expanding the documentation from the laundry room to the barn loft.
The A.C. Williams Co. Sad Iron
Before the cast iron banks. Before the toy automobiles and airplanes sold through Woolworth's and Kresge's. Before A.C. Williams became the largest manufacturer of cast iron toys in the world — there was a heavy, solid sad iron with a detachable wooden handle. This one is marked "WILLIAMS CO." and "RAVENNA, OHIO" and dates to the transitional period when miniature models of this very product, made for traveling salesmen, caught a buyer's eye and launched one of Ohio's most celebrated foundries into the toy business. Acquired from Etsy seller stoneridgeattic, March 2026.
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.
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.
The Peck-Williamson Co. — Cast Iron Furnace Damper Plate
A cast iron furnace damper plate from one of America's first central heating manufacturers. The Peck-Williamson Co. of Cincinnati pioneered the Underfeed coal furnace in the early 1900s. This plate carries full maker's identification with original chain — dating to the pre-1911 Peck-Williamson era.
Ober Manufacturing Company — Cast Iron Trivet / Sadiron Stand
A cast iron trivet from an 80-year Ohio village foundry. Ober Manufacturing Company of Chagrin Falls produced sadirons, trivets, and woodworking machinery from the 1870s onward. Marked "OBER / CHAGRIN FALLS • OHIO" — the founder's home now houses the local historical society.
The Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co. — No. 0 Hand Torch
A cast iron hand torch from Cleveland's oldest foundry. The Taylor & Boggis Foundry Co., founded 1864, produced this No. 0 Hand Torch with original cap and wick intact. Full maker's mark identifies Cleveland, Ohio — a signature piece for the Cleveland's Forgotten Foundries collection.
Newman Brothers Inc. — The Last Supper Cast Iron Relief Plaque
A cast iron Last Supper relief plaque from one of Ohio's oldest foundries. Newman Brothers Inc. of Cincinnati has been casting metal since 1882. This high-relief devotional plaque carries the "NEWMAN BROS INC" maker's mark and extends the SSC's documentation into Cincinnati's decorative metalwork tradition.
Buckeye Iron & Brass Works 2” Fig. 671 Cleanout Cap
This cast iron cleanout cap was produced by Buckeye Iron & Brass Works of Dayton — the foundry the Wright Brothers walked into when they needed an aluminum crankcase for the engine that would fly at Kitty Hawk. Some of the best stories in American cast iron are not on skillets. They are on the workpieces that built the infrastructure.
The Madison Foundry Co. Enameled Mini Skillet Ashtray
Madison Foundry didn't make skillets. They made manhole covers. This mini skillet ashtray was their calling card — a promotional piece that sat on a city engineer's desk, catching ashes and advertising the Cleveland foundry that cast the iron beneath the city's streets. Five Cleveland foundries now in the SSC collection.
Superior Foundry Inc. Cast Iron Melting Scoop
Finding one piece from Superior Foundry is hard. Finding two is what happens when you know what to look for. This melting scoop carries the same Cleveland mark as the miniature bowl — and its original working patina tells the story of a tool that actually melted metal in a Cleveland workshop.
The Cleveland Foundry Co. Star & Sunburst Sad Iron Trivet
In 1888 they were casting trivets. By 1921 they were Perfection Stove Company. This star and sunburst trivet — patented 1891, just three years after the Cleveland Foundry Co.'s founding — is where one of America's great heating appliance brands began. Twelve dollars and fifty cents.
Lake City Malleable Co. No. 5 Lead Casting Ladle
This No. 5 casting ladle carries Cleveland's name on its handle — made by The Lake City Malleable Co., a Cuyahoga County foundry known for industrial ladles, kitchen utensils, and elegantly cast advertising figurines.
Foster Stove Company No. 8 Chicken Fryer
This deep-sided No. 8 chicken fryer from Foster Stove Company of Ironton, Ohio completes the Favorite corporate lineage in the SSC collection — from Columbus Hollow Ware through Favorite Piqua Ware, Miami, Puritan, and now Foster.
The Canton Cake Griddle — Three-Cake Flop Griddle
Before the electric griddle, there was the flop griddle — and Canton Cake Griddle Co. of Canton, Ohio built one of the best. Three wells, a hinged flat lid, one motion: perfect pancakes, no spatula required.