Griswold #14 Cracked Wt Handle

Mike_M

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Found a griswold large block #14 today in great shape. Then, I seen it had a crack in the sidewall on both sides of where the handle attached. Otherwise, in great shape. They were still asking $300 for it. I guessing the weight of the skillet is too much when picking it up just by the handle. Thought I had the find of the year.
 
That's the most common place to find cracks on a skillet. Cast iron is very brittle and my guess would be that these cracks are from being dropped on the handle at some point in it's life. I wouldn't trust using a big #14 with cracks on both sides of the handle.
 
Yeah I wouldnt have bought that either, unless only for display, but at that price? Not for me.
 
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