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Guidance on how to determine the monetary value of vintage and antique cast iron pieces—whether buying or selling. Includes practical “how-to” steps for finding actual sale prices of comparable items.
Looking for a Griswold skillet price list? This searchable database brings together reported auction results so you can find sales of pieces similar to yours. It includes two-day cast iron collectors’ auctions from November 2025, June 2026, and August 2026. The items included skillets and other cookware from a variety of makers, including unmarked pieces,…
Griswold made beautiful cast iron cake molds – the lamb, rabbit, and my personal favorite – Santa! Let’s say that you are at a flea market and come across a vintage cast iron Santa cake mold. The mold features Santa holding a bag. It is marked “Griswold Mfg. Co. Erie, PA 897 and 898.” Additionally,…
“What’s it worth?” I’ve said it before – in my opinion, the current “value” of a particular piece is shown by what someone is willing to pay for it. Age, scarcity, the precise markings on the pan, current demand, timing, the reputation of the seller, and condition condition condition are all reflected in the what…
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…
In December 2023, I visited my friend Harold R. Henry in Hamilton Missouri, who collects cast iron pieces. While looking through his large collection, I found an old auction catalog from 2002. Harold had noted down the prices of the items sold at that auction. I found it fascinating to compare those prices to today’s…
Pricing of vintage Griswold no. 1 cast iron mailbox.
What reference materials to use when trying to determine the value of a cast iron cookware collection.
Prices of vintage cast iron have skyrocketed in the past ten years. Here’s what I paid in 2012!