Tom Silver
New member
Hi,
My name is Tom and I live in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I came to be interested in cast iron cookware collecting a few years ago. I had been using a skillet that had belonged to my Mother for about the last 40 years or so but, other than using it, I never really gave it much thought as to its brand or its history. One day I paid attention to the logo on the bottom, finding a small Griswold logo. I couldn't recall having seen that brand around so I went looking online. I was not prepared for the widespread interest in Griswold items in particular and cast iron cookware in general that I discovered! :shock:
I happened to do a search on ebay for Griswold and was at once somewhat overwhelmed at the number and diversity of the pieces I found. Once I saw a Griswold waffle iron, that was it! I had to have one! Since that first one, which was painted as a piece of decorative art and which tested the abilities of a fledgling restorer, I have accumulated about 25 more of various ages and patterns.
I have kept my interest in cast iron collecting mostly confined to Griswold items, but I certainly won't turn away from another brand if the price is right and the piece is interesting. I have skillets, the waffle irons mentioned above, a few meat grinders, several dutch ovens, two fruit and lard presses, a number of popover/muffin pans, some corn stick pans, and some griddles. I'm currently attempting to assemble a set of 2nd-series "ERIE" skillets, of which I still need to find a couple.
On another forum of which I am a member, we always welcome pictures of people's cast iron. If there's any interest, I can post some of the pieces I have. Let me know.
My name is Tom and I live in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I came to be interested in cast iron cookware collecting a few years ago. I had been using a skillet that had belonged to my Mother for about the last 40 years or so but, other than using it, I never really gave it much thought as to its brand or its history. One day I paid attention to the logo on the bottom, finding a small Griswold logo. I couldn't recall having seen that brand around so I went looking online. I was not prepared for the widespread interest in Griswold items in particular and cast iron cookware in general that I discovered! :shock:
I happened to do a search on ebay for Griswold and was at once somewhat overwhelmed at the number and diversity of the pieces I found. Once I saw a Griswold waffle iron, that was it! I had to have one! Since that first one, which was painted as a piece of decorative art and which tested the abilities of a fledgling restorer, I have accumulated about 25 more of various ages and patterns.
I have kept my interest in cast iron collecting mostly confined to Griswold items, but I certainly won't turn away from another brand if the price is right and the piece is interesting. I have skillets, the waffle irons mentioned above, a few meat grinders, several dutch ovens, two fruit and lard presses, a number of popover/muffin pans, some corn stick pans, and some griddles. I'm currently attempting to assemble a set of 2nd-series "ERIE" skillets, of which I still need to find a couple.
On another forum of which I am a member, we always welcome pictures of people's cast iron. If there's any interest, I can post some of the pieces I have. Let me know.
