Leeds & Co. New Orleans Cast Iron Sugar Kettle

Rare Labeled "Leeds & Co." New Orleans Cast Iron Sugar Kettle

third quarter 19th century, with a flared upper rim and bearing the embossed "Leeds & Co. NO" label in two places along the inside rim.
h. 19", dia. 48-1/2"

Notes: Leeds & Co. was originally known as Leeds Foundry and dates back to 1825. It was one of the country's earliest woodworking machinery companies. Records show that they had 250 employees in 1874 and the company remained in business through the 1890s. They were also listed in the 1874 work, Wiley's American Iron Trade Manual of the Leading Iron Industries of the United States, citing they manufactured steam engines, boilers, sugar machinery of all kinds, saw mills, gins, grate bars and ordinary castings.
Dimensions: 48.5 x 19 in
Condition Report: There are a few chips along the outer rim edge. The inner part of the bowl is pitted and rusty from the elements. There is a 3/4" drain hole drilled in the bottom.