Martin S&R with a crack

R.Love

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I'm just starting out with purchasing older cast iron and recently got this #5 Martin.



The ebay seller only described it a good pan/sold as is. Even though they were non-communicative, I still took a chance and picked it up. It wasn't until after I cleaned it that I noticed the good size crack near the handle. This appears to have been there quite a while, since you can see it in the original crud. :redface:

So, my question is - since I'm only interested in it for use and not collectability, do you think this crack will be an issue?
 
Hard to say. Since it's not the more typically-seen vertical hairline crack, it may or may not progress into an issue. If it were a larger skillet, I might be concerned about picking it up by the handle while full, heavy, and hot. As you note, however, it appears to have seen a lot of use with the crack.
 
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