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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Shinnick & Co. — Zanesville, Ohio
Museum Collection, SSC Museum Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Tea Kettles, Zanesville Foundries, Menke Patent Network Steve Thaman Museum Collection, SSC Museum Collection, Pre-1905 Collection, Tea Kettles, Zanesville Foundries, Menke Patent Network Steve Thaman

Shinnick & Co. — Zanesville, Ohio

A second Shinnick-marked Civil War tea kettle enters the SSC archive — the same June 23, 1863 Menke patent as The Crown Jewel, but a different Zanesville foundry partnership and one size smaller. The Menke Patent Network's third confirmed Zanesville link.

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