Greetings from Northern Wisconsin

[Brian H]

Hi-Ho, new to the site thus the intro.
I live in northern Wisconsin in a Log Cabin built in 1929 that stills sports an old 1952 Monarch Stove(2nd stove first was just wood). My wife aka better half and our two kids (Frankie and Courtney)are blessed to have such a beautiful home.
The cabin came with many antiques including some odd cast and copper cookware. We use them all on a daily bases and always have since moving in back in 1993.
Ive been teaching the kids to cook and how to care with our cookware from day one. Funny when their friends come over and help with dishes only to learn we have no anti-stick teflon products. Its always fun to see reactions..
Well with V-Day around the corner my wife wanted a skillet between a #8 and our 13. So I bought us a Valentines Day gift to each other in the form of an old Gris #10. Seemed nice made a deal and got it last week. Upon inspection (pictured below) I found it was etched or something in a small area. The seller wont reply and figured Im stuck with what i got. Live and learn! All and all its in nice usable shape less the dis-colored area.
This is what actually brought me to finding this site trying to learn how to fix and or possibly repair..Then I started reading threads and well now Im hooked.
Any-Who, if any thoughts please feel free to reply otherwise I'll try to post in the correct area in the near future.

Glad to join and learn more about these old tools of the kitchen. Hope to learn and possibly pass on some info as well.
Cheers, B

 

[Doug D.]

Apparently it's already been stripped and given a manual seasoning by a previous owner. Perhaps some kind of residue in places resulted in the mottled look, which the bottom also appears to have somewhat. I'm guessing the seller is being unresponsive if the discoloration was apparent in photos. You may want to strip it again with Easy Off HD or lye and start over. Does it feel different in those areas?

 

[Brian H]

Hello Doug, it more visual however there is a very slight difference when rubbing a finger along the inside rim.

 

[SpurgeonH]

Welcome Brian! I agree with Doug, strip it and start over. If he discolored area remains ... don't worry about it! It adds character. Ha!

 

[Sharon Shuman]

Hello Brian. I bet you love your home--I sure would! That no.10 pan is very nice; and let's face it, if we were that old we'd have more than a few discolorations.:chuckle:

 

[Brian H]

Thanks for the welcome and comments. I too love patina on a antique be it a car part, cooking pan or even my better half. Will get some Easy HD since my wife only stocks the Fume Free I call her Mrs Organic sometimes too.

I'll post some pictures as things progress. Please feel free to comment since I have never done this before.
Sandblasting and parkerizing fasteners for a car restoration is one thing this is another. The last thing I want is to hurt or damage this pan.
Thanks Doug, for the link for stripping and cleaning!

Brian