Varnish company melting kettle

I just had to build one of these varnish kettles on it's truck.  It will be placed outside of the melting shop as a scenic detail.

This it not the location where it will be but it photographs better here.  I used a short piece of brass tubing for the kettle but it should actually have been a little shorter, but this will do for the effect.

Below is a photo of an early melting room with kettles in place.

You can see the lids against the wall.  The wheels of the trucks are spoked but that was way too much work for the small wheels I was making so mine are solid.