Sullivan & Herdman of Zanesville and Menke’s 1863 Patent
Pre-1905 Collection, Ohio Industrial Iron, Museum Collection, SSC Museum Collection, Tea Kettles Steve Thaman Pre-1905 Collection, Ohio Industrial Iron, Museum Collection, SSC Museum Collection, Tea Kettles Steve Thaman

Sullivan & Herdman of Zanesville and Menke’s 1863 Patent

A No. 8 cast-iron tea kettle marked Sullivan & Herdman, Zanesville, Ohio, carries the June 23, 1863 patent date for Barney H. Menke’s swinging-lid design. Its markings and local foundry histories tell part of its story; the exact year this kettle was cast remains unknown.

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W.C. Davis & Co. Cast Iron Waffle Iron with Low Base
SSC Museum Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Cast Iron Kitchen & Hollow Ware, Marked Pieces, Cincinnati Iron Trade Steve Thaman SSC Museum Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Cast Iron Kitchen & Hollow Ware, Marked Pieces, Cincinnati Iron Trade Steve Thaman

W.C. Davis & Co. Cast Iron Waffle Iron with Low Base

A complete W.C. Davis & Co. cast iron waffle iron with original low base — both paddles, both handles, functioning hinge, original base — marked W.C. DAVIS & CO / CINCINNATI O and dating to the firm's active name period, c. 1842–1880. W.C. Davis & Co. is the Cincinnati foundry from which the Favorite stove and hollow-ware line descended. This iron predates the Favorite era

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