I've been collecting local tools for a long time and have recently moved into cast iron. My collection interest is primarily motivated by my family history.
My great grandfather was born in Foster's Crossing, Ohio and spent his entire life on his farm there. I have heard that the cooking in their household was done mostly using cast iron. Unfortunately, no-one saved any, and my still living relatives old enough to remember were too young to have noticed what they looked like. I'm interested in looking for CI that might potentially be of the same brand they used.
What do you think the most likely brand would be to serve that area?
Here are my clues:
- The farm was quite rural, and my great grandfather was famously opposed to travel. The maker would most likely be local. Probably as close as possible.
- The dates of manufacture would be somewhere between 1890 and 1930.
- His brother worked in King's Mills, OH.
My great grandfather was born in Foster's Crossing, Ohio and spent his entire life on his farm there. I have heard that the cooking in their household was done mostly using cast iron. Unfortunately, no-one saved any, and my still living relatives old enough to remember were too young to have noticed what they looked like. I'm interested in looking for CI that might potentially be of the same brand they used.
What do you think the most likely brand would be to serve that area?
Here are my clues:
- The farm was quite rural, and my great grandfather was famously opposed to travel. The maker would most likely be local. Probably as close as possible.
- The dates of manufacture would be somewhere between 1890 and 1930.
- His brother worked in King's Mills, OH.