Superior Foundry Inc. Miniature Cast Iron Melting Bowl
Superior Foundry of Cleveland was no minor operation — two of its executives served as president of the American Foundry Society. Yet today its products are described as "very difficult to find." This miniature melting bowl keeps the record.
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.
Forest City Foundries Co. — Niagara Furnaces Mini Spider Skillet
A miniature cast iron spider skillet from The Forest City Foundries Co. of Cleveland, Ohio — an advertising salesman sample for the company's Niagara Furnaces brand. Named after Cleveland's own "Forest City" nickname, this stove and furnace manufacturer left behind these small iron ambassadors as evidence of work that the historical record has otherwise forgotten.