The Hinderer Bros. Co.

[Terry Wharton]

This turned up at a local auction (Fairfield Co. OH).

The July 1916 copy of "The Foundry" stated: "The Wooster and Canton O. plants of the Hinderer Bros., patternmakers and manufacturers of steam and hot water boilers, will consolidate under the firm name of the Canton Pattern and Foundry Co. The company will erect a foundry, one story, 60 X 85 feet, and a pattern shop and storage, two stories, 50 x 60 feet, both of brick and concrete construction.

The September 1916 "The Heating and Ventilating Magazine" noted: "Hinderer Bros., Canton, O., which was recently incorporated with a capitol stock of $20,000, to manufacture steam and hot water heating apparatus, is building a plant in Canton which will employ at the start 25 men.

The November 1919 "The Iron Age" reported: The Hinderer Bros. Co., Canton Ohio, has commenced the erection of a new foundry, 80 x 140 ft., doubling the present capacity.

So it's possible that they could've cast this themselves. For a #6 it's quite heavy at just over 4lb.; there are flow marks between the heat ring and the radius; and the finish grinding around the rim is somewhat jumpy.

[Dwayne Henson]

I've never seen one of those

[Trevor Lawrence]

Very Cool. Im interested if you ever decide to sell or trade.

[Terry Wharton]

Hello Trevor. I'll definitely keep you in mind, but I seemingly have a difficult time parting with any CI! For now, this one will be a buddy to the Canton Griddle.

Hi Dwayne. Every now and then you happen up on a piece that confirms that there's truly no end to it all. Sometimes they're even marked.

Was this possibly a large advertising piece that was cast by someone else? Might that wishbone rib and scooped handle turn up on any other pans?

Interestingly, there is a Hinderer, who is a bladesmith making tactical knives, located in Shreve, OH, approx. 10 mi. south of Wooster.

[John Arsenault]

Interesting, wonder if they also made the flat bottom pot and cover I posted with the star mark?
Its on the Members side [Cover with a Star]
John A

[Terry Wharton]

Hi John: I'm leaning toward this being a one-off advertising piece, and even if Hinderer did in fact cast it, I doubt that they were otherwise manufacturing a line of hollow ware. They sure don't turn up. Stars are always worth bonus points when present!