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GaryH

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Hi All, I've recently got the 'bug' for CI & found this site. What a great site with lots of info! I'm learning a lot. Thanks.
Was wondering what a fair price would be for a McClary #9 "Drip Top Spider" cast iron fry pan, in Canada? There seems to be a few for sale within a 100 mile radius of me & they range from $30-$100. They do seem to be a nice pan. Does anybody have one that they use regularly? I researched it a bit & think it's from the 1920's. Is that about right? I think this due to the name. Also, what's the meaning of the term 'drip top spider'?

Thanks in advance, Gary
 
Hi GaryH. As I understand it, the drip top helps by condensing moisture so it returns to the food being cooked. Spider is the old term for the pans with legs that could be set over an open fire. As for the rest of your question, I am sure someone else here will have info. for you--and I bet the next thing will be "show us a picture." (Am still working on that one myself <sigh>)
 
Welcome GaryH. First thing is we like Eye Candy, well it helps to see what you are talking about so we can better help you.

You will learn that fair price and value do not mean the same thing to most folks.

A collector will pay a lot more than a ci user. I am guilty of that at times.:o
Condition is everything & = $$
Rarity = $$

A ci user will want to pay less. What the heck you can go to Wally World and buy a ci skillet for cheep. But the early iron and the new iron are not the same either. There is some value in that early iron.

And then you get sellers that think they have a very rare piece, and a buyer who does not know what they are buying. That will through the fair price and value out the window.

One of the ways to see what something is selling for at the current time is to go to the sold auctions on Flea-Bay(where you can get fleeced) But remember what the first thing that I told you, A collector will pay a lot more than a ci user.

Don't mind me, drove 300 miles hunting for iron yesterday, got home and had to round up the beef that was on the run till mid-night, then eat dinner.

Anyway lots of nice folks on the site, and lots on info on the site.

Let the hunt begin.:icon_thumbsup:
 
Thanks for the response. The particular skillet that i was thinking of has been sold. I guess, if you snooze, you lose! I'll be keeping my eye out for others. Thanks, Gary
 
The drip tops should have come out in the late 1920's and as you're probably realizing, there's no rhyme or reason to cast iron sales in Canada. There are some collectors across the country, i'm one of them but it's slim pickings out here.

It's difficult at best to put a real price tag on Canadian iron, it's what people are willing to pay. I find on kijiji, people try to lowball but in the antique malls, they are fetching a pretty good price tag.
 
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