Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find a pile of old cast iron stashed away in an unlit basement backroom of an old house having a sale. They were unsure about letting anyone go into the room to look around, choosing instead to drag a few items out at a time to sale. They eventually let a few people in and I stumbled on this pile (along with several taiwan and korean pieces). It was extremely dark and many of the pieces had lots of crud, so I did the best I could with the flashlight APP on my phone. Iwas able to make a deal on these 18 pieces. when I got home, I have to admit, I was surprised by a few of the pieces. Most notably, two #10 ERIE Deep Skillets - p/n 734. I didn't recognize that they were deep in the basement (I know, sounds impossible), just focused on the bottoms. I believe that these are very hard to find pieces. I threw the nicest one in the etank yesterday and just took it out a couple of hours ago. Disappointment - a crack I didn't see. Oh well, win some, lose some. The other 734 just went in the tank. I can see that it has some obvious sulphur pitting, but not too bad since I can still read the p/n. Lots of other good pieces here too. Hammered CHF Chicken Pan without a lid, #8 BSR skillet with lid (not sure if match), Arc logo Lodge #3, 3 notch Lodge chicken pan with lid, some other BSR and Lodge, and 4 crud covered mystery skillets. Still extremely excited about this purchase.
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