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THBAMERICAN, PROBABLY SOUTH CAROLINA CAST-IRON TILTING KETTLE
Lot 374
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By Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Nov 15, 2014 - Nov 16, 2014
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2014-11-15 09:30:00
2014-11-16 09:30:00
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- Lot Description
AMERICAN, PROBABLY SOUTH CAROLINA CAST-IRON TILTING KETTLE, bulbous body with goose-neck spout, bail handle with swivel ring hook, upright tilting bar, and original cover, the whole raised on three feet. The body embossed twice with a palmetto tree or sheaf of wheat flanked by an "S" and "C", and 1834, "SC" repeated on cover. Very good original dry surface. Probably by the South Carolina Manufacturing Co., Spartanburg Co., active 1826 to c. 1850. Circa 1834. 14" HOA including bail handle, 6" H to kettle rim.
Provenance: A recent discovery.
Catalogue Note: This maker's mark has been previously attributed to a Sheldon Cook working during the 18th century in New England. An undated non-tilting kettle is in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village and is listed as being manufactured in the late 18th century. Another example has also been located and has likewise been dated to the 1700s. We have not been able to locate the basis for the Cook attribution to this mark. However, a reasonably strong case can be made for the mark being that of the South Carolina Manufacturing Co. based on the date embossed on the kettle offered here. Despite being incorporated in 1826, it was not until 1834 that the firm started their development and expansion. This included purchasing and rebuilding the Cowpens Furnace in Cherokee Co., building the Hurricane Cold-Blast Furnace and the Hurricane Rolling Mill and Nailworks, as well as beginning to acquire large tracks of land containing iron deposits. The inclusion of the 1834 date on this kettle was likely to mark this most important year in the firm's young history. In addition, if Sheldon Cook was working in the 18th century, it is likely that he was deceased or retired by 1834. Another point can be made that by 1834 a kettle of this old 18th-century style would have been out of fashion in New England, however, in the rural South it would have been a welcome addition to the hearth.Very good as-found condition with no breaks or losses, some surface exfoliations and light pitting.Condition
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