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.
Wagner Block Logo No. 10 Cast Iron Skillet
The earliest known Wagner trademark in the SSC collection. This No. 10 skillet carries the block "WAGNER" in quotation marks with no Sidney marking and no catalog number — dating to the 1890s when the foundry was still introducing itself to the American market.
Wagner Arc Logo No. 8 Cast Iron Skillet
A first-series Wagner skillet from the foundry's earliest production era. This No. 8 carries the arc "WAGNER" trademark with no Sidney marking and no catalog number — one of the oldest identifiable patterns Wagner Manufacturing Company ever produced.
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.