H. Wells & Bro. Extra Large Cast Iron Tea Kettle
1867. Two years after the Civil War. In Ohio's oldest settlement — a town that sheltered freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad — the Wells brothers cast this tea kettle and stamped it with the date. No other record of their foundry survives. The iron is the testimony.
Shinnick Hattan & Co. No. 9 Cast Iron Kettle
June 23, 1863. Ten days before Gettysburg. Confederate cavalry threatening eastern Ohio. And in a Zanesville foundry, Shinnick Hattan & Co. cast this kettle and stamped it with the date. The oldest piece in the SSC collection — and its crown jewel.