One handy way to learn about the pieces in a particular line of vintage or antique cast iron cookware is to get your hands on an old catalog or old advertisements for the product. As I like to say, “Follow the paper trail!” The paper can give you verifiable information about a product. Dealer ads…
Collectors & Collecting
Posts about people who have a passion for vintage and antique cast iron collecting, and/or posts that have significant inclusion of collectors or collections in the content. To narrow down the results, consider typing the name of the collector in the search bar on the home page.
2018 Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Convention in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association Linda and I made the trek to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the April 2018 Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association (GCICA) convention. This convention marks the 26th year that the association has held a convention, and the fourth that Linda and I have attended. GCICA is a fun group…
You Meet Some of the Nicest People…
Gary Salsman I met Gary Salsman early on in my cast iron business. Gary lives in Minnesota about an hour or so south of the Twin Cities. Gary purchased a Griswold Iron Mountain Chicken Pan from me to replace his chicken pan that had a wobble that didn’t suit Gary. We got to talking about…
How to Make Griswold Cakes in a Vintage Cast Iron Mold
from “AUNT ELLEN’S COOKBOOK” insert for GRISWOLD cake molds. ed note: In addition to Doris’s suggestions and tips, check the site for cake master Brenda Bernstein’s tips. By Doris Mosier LAMB OR RABBIT CAKES ½ CUP SHORTENING 2 ½ CUPS FLOUR 1 ½ CUPS SUGAR 4 TSPS. BAKING POWDER 3 EGGS ½…
Smart Buying
Smart Buying, by Doris Mosier The urge to buy everything at the first opportunity can be costly to the beginning buyer of cast iron (aluminum) cookware. You need to ask yourself some serious questions and do a lot of reading of reference books to familiarize yourself with your collecting field of interest. Resist that urge…
Doris’s Tips on Spotting Griswold Reproductions
SPOTTING A GRISWOLD REPRODUCTION By Doris Mosier I’d be the first to admit I’ve been fooled a few times and purchased reproductions in my quest to add to my growing collection of vintage cast iron cookware, especially when I was a new collector. Now that I know better, I use reproductions I’ve bought to show people what…
Doris’s Tips for the Griswold Cast Iron Cookware Collector
TIPS FOR THE COLLECTOR By Doris Mosier All items manufactured by Griswold are not marked Griswold. Many items Griswold made are marked Erie, “Erie”, Victor, Best Made, Good Health, Puritan, American, etc. Some items only have a pattern number and others totally unmarked. Some are marked Eldorado, Acme, Leo, Classic, Triumph, Duke, Merit, Alfred…
Linda, the Griswold Lamb Cake Mold, and the “Brenda” Standard
In 2013, I gave Linda a Griswold Cast Iron Lamb Cake Mold for Christmas. Linda’s last name is “Lamb,” so it seemed appropriate. For the next two years, Linda repeatedly said she would make a lamb cake in the mold, but she procrastinated. In 2015, when we attended the annual convention of the Griswold &…