The H.S. Pease Coal-Heated Charcoal Sad Iron
Before the electric iron, pressing clothes required fire. This charcoal box iron bears the mark "H.S. PEASE" and "CINC'TI, O." cast in raised letters on the lid rim — the product of Horace S. Pease, a Cincinnati inventor who held multiple U.S. patents for charcoal iron improvements between the 1880s and 1907. His signature innovation was the combination charcoal iron and fluter — a single tool for both pressing and pleating. Acquired from eBay seller tsp8ntball5hnf, March 2026.
Wagner Manufacturing Company — Square Cast Iron Waffle Iron (Tall Enclosed Base)
This square Wagner waffle iron with its tall enclosed box base is the flagship of three founding-era Wagner waffle irons in the SSC collection — all carrying the same July 26, 1892 patent date, all made in Sidney, Ohio. Where the round low-base was the entry model and the round high-base with wood handles was the premium, this square tall-base was the top of the line: the most iron, the most engineering, and the most thermally sophisticated design Wagner off
Wagner Manufacturing Company — No. 8 Cast Iron Waffle Iron (High Base, Wood Handles)
This is the premium variant of Wagner's founding-era waffle iron — a No. 8 with a high pedestal base, original turned wood handles on both paddles, and a wire bail on the base frame. The full patent date — July 26, 1892 — places this piece less than a year after the Wagner Manufacturing Company's founding in Sidney, Ohio. Together with the SSC's low-base variant, this high-base model documents Wagner's product-line strategy from the company's very first year. Acquired from eBay seller heatherirene001, October 2025.
Wagner Manufacturing Company — No. 8 Cast Iron Waffle Iron (Low Base)
The Wagner Manufacturing Company was barely a year old when it received the patent stamped into this waffle iron. Founded in 1891 in Sidney, Ohio, Wagner secured its July 1892 waffle iron patent within the company's first full year of operations — making this No. 8 low-base waffle iron with original wood handle a founding-era artifact from one of America's most important cast iron manufacturers. Marked "WAGNER MFG. CO. SIDNEY. O." with "PAT. JULY 1892." Acquired from eBay seller lori132, October 2025.
Marion Stove Co. Cast Iron Stove Lid Lifter
Marion Stove Co. was born in Sidney, Ohio in 1855 — and when it left for Indiana, a Marion man stayed behind to help build Wagner Ware. This lid lifter retains its original nickel plating, a surface that must never be disturbed.
Cast Iron Posnet — “D.O.-52” Marking
A small cast iron posnet marked "D.O.-52" — three legs, a hanging loop, and a marking nobody can identify. SSC documents this hearth-era mystery piece in full detail and invites the collector community to help solve it.