In 1954 most of the molds for making tinware that had been passed down in the Chen family since Wan-neng's grandfather's time were lost in the August 7 flood. The flood seemed to wash away a business already losing its roots.
一九五九年的一場「八七水災」，陳萬能家中祖父留下來的各種石模，遭洪水沖失大半，伴隨錫器業的沒落，這場大水彷彿要將錫器業連根拔除。