Paul Havemann
New member
Hi, new member here. My historical society unearthed this rusty mess from a trash dump circa 1890s to early 1900s. I only gave it a quick cleaning with a nylon brush. I would guess it was a kettle -- you can see the ears on the sides where the handle was attached.
There is a small piece missing near the bottom, but that was the result of a clumsy attempt to wrench it out of the hard-packed dirt. What's interesting to me is that the bottom -- which is quite thin -- came out of it (in two pieces).
To my knowledge a kettle would have a thick bottom piece, but this is thin enough to bend (if I dared). I wonder why it ended up in a trash dump?
There is a small piece missing near the bottom, but that was the result of a clumsy attempt to wrench it out of the hard-packed dirt. What's interesting to me is that the bottom -- which is quite thin -- came out of it (in two pieces).
To my knowledge a kettle would have a thick bottom piece, but this is thin enough to bend (if I dared). I wonder why it ended up in a trash dump?