Forum: New Collector's Corner
Today, 09:12 AM
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Re: Need Help Identifying Skillet with Gate Mark
that appears to be an official 'Southern Mystery Skillet'... often known by the initials: SMS.
the inset heat ring, small pour spouts, handle with triangle attachment pad, raised size on top of the...
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Forum: Cooking In Cast Iron
04-07-2021, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Lamb Mold
I have 4 or 5 lamb molds.
the leg forward one is obviously different from the rest in design and size.
of the others, at least two have the raised '866' front and center on the base of the front...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-30-2021, 08:58 PM
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Forum: General Cast Iron
03-24-2021, 12:29 PM
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Re: Dating an Early Victor?
victors were made very early... and the characteristics seem to mirror the early erie series.
there are 3 or 4 different victor markings.
the more writing on the bottom, the 'newer' it is.
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Forum: General Cast Iron
03-24-2021, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Wagner Cost?
the other rookie mistakes to try to avoid are buying everything you see at first... watch for the hairline cracks, learn to tell when a rusted piece will be pitted when its cleaned up and when it...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-24-2021, 12:21 PM
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Re: Single Notch Lodge Hammered #7 Restore
I've said many times... the arc lodge, no notch and single notch were the same or better quality as anyone else at the time... griswold, wagner, favorite, martin... well cast, well finished, just...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-24-2021, 12:18 PM
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Re: Hammered Griswold Vs Hammered Lodge
the lodge bottom is just a little bit smaller diameter than the griswold... and there are some different variations of the lodge, one with hammering on top of the top handle, most are not. just...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-17-2021, 11:17 PM
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Hammered Griswold Vs Hammered Lodge
I've always thought one of these two companies must have copied from the other on these pans. the griswold small logo hinged hammered chicken fryer and the lodge 4in1. It just seems odd to me that...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-17-2021, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 4
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Single Notch Lodge Hammered #7 Restore
I kind of knew what I had when I bought it, despite the layers of crud... so I took before and during different stages of restore and after pics and put them together in this imgur album. mainly to...
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
03-08-2021, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: General Cast Iron
03-08-2021, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Martin Camp Oven
I would still assume Martin just based on the handle... but I agree it seems unusual for the placement of the size... the red book doesn't really show any camp oven bottoms and I'm not sure I've ever...
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Forum: Show & Tell
03-08-2021, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Biggest Haul Yet - Lots of Work Ahead
slick erie, arc lodge, I've seen griswold's erie ghosts before but those are pretty clear for ghost marks. awesome stuff.
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Forum: General Cast Iron
03-04-2021, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Curiosity Question..( WAPAK )
in researching some of the history of labor strife and prison labor in relation to foundries sometimes there were some really odd things that happened when one foundry was shut down because of a...
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Forum: New Collector's Corner
03-04-2021, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 858
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Forum: General Cast Iron
03-04-2021, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 938
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Forum: General Cast Iron
02-23-2021, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 530
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Forum: General Cast Iron
02-19-2021, 11:49 PM
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Views: 530
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Forum: Show & Tell
01-23-2021, 11:18 PM
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Forum: Show & Tell
01-17-2021, 11:24 PM
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Views: 795
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Forum: Show & Tell
01-15-2021, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,043
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Forum: Show & Tell
12-30-2020, 11:36 PM
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Forum: Show & Tell
12-30-2020, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 2
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Dolly's Favorite Child's Stove
I thought I had posted this here, but I didn't see it... I just got this about 3 weeks ago from a local online only auction... the pics were not good and they didn't show the left side (where most of...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
12-30-2020, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Warnick & Leibrandt Waffle Iron Question
I had a relative that used to heat his workshop with a big old coal burning stove (not a cook stove, one of the big tall ones).. .so I'm familiar with that coal burning scent. He used to smoke...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
12-29-2020, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Warnick & Leibrandt Waffle Iron Question
the only problem with all of the older style waffle irons that flip on those middle pins... is that you either need an open stove eye to flip them or you need to fabricate some sort of high base...
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Forum: General Cast Iron
12-29-2020, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,146
Re: Warnick & Leibrandt Waffle Iron Question
I've seen a scan of a sales flyer for them from 1851... I'm pretty sure the partnership changed over time... that would probably give you an upper and lower range for dates of manufacture.
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