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 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.