Old company catalogs are incredibly valuable to collectors as they assist in educating, identifying, and dating antique and vintage cast iron and aluminum pieces, as well as in viewing complete product lines. However, these old catalogs are often difficult to come by. Occasionally, a collector may offer reproductions of a catalog from their collection for…

The Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association (GCICA) is a friendly group of cast iron enthusiasts and collectors. Membership in the group provides an opportunity to meet fellow collectors of vintage iron cookware, tell stories, see, swap, sell, and buy pieces, learn from people who have a tremendous amount of knowledge, and make new friends….

Dinky’s auction house in Montgomery, Indiana, held a two-day vintage and antique cast iron cookware auction on August 23-24, 2024. About 85% of the 1029 lots were from the collection of Louisiana collectors Eric McAllister and Clayton Mitchell. The remainder were added to the auction by the auction house. The auction ran simultaneously in person…

I wrote a blog post in early 2023 about a 2012 auction I attended to show the difference between the pricing of vintage cast iron cookware then and pricing today. The items at the 2012 auction were from a long-time cast iron collector. The pieces were primarily in lovely condition. I recently found the entire…

Griswold Vintage Cast Iron Santa Cake Molds: Current pricing & how to tell an authentic Griswold Santa mold from a reproduction.

I got a wild hair and decided to make jam for the first time in my entire life—strawberry jalapeno jam—in a cast iron skillet, of course. And whoah, it is good. It is so good that I made another batch so that I could give some to a friend this week. And I don’t even…

Are you ready to see the realized prices from the Lodge Manufacturing Company’s first-ever cast iron auction? Lodge held the auction at its South Pittsburg, Tennessee home base on August 10, 2024. The event was held to auction off some of Lodge’s limited production and prototype pieces made over the years. Some collectors focus their…

Fire damage to vintage cast iron cookware.