Note: This post was originally written and posted in 2018. Dates and details have undoubtedly changed since then! One very important note is that as of 2025, Brenda is the current Vice President of the Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association. Brenda and Doyle Cast-iron collectors Brenda Bernstein and Doyle Pregler live in New London,…
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Our Lodge Foundry Tour
Note: Our tour occurred in September 2018, and this blog post was written shortly thereafter but somehow never got posted. I am sure that Lodge has changed many things since our tour, as they are always at the forefront of advancement. As you read this post, bear in mind that the facts contained herein are…
Why Griswold Made Both a High- and Low-Base for its Waffle Irons
Why did the Griswold Manufacturing Company sell its waffle irons with two different bases – a high (tall) base and a low base? I’ve seen this theorized here and there before, and the theories all made sense, but here it is right from the mouth of Griswold’s marketing department in 1921! “The Griswold Heart-Star Waffle…
Griswold Vintage Cast Iron Skillet Price List – Current September 3, 2025
I have prepared a 3-page .pdf that shows sale prices for vintage and antique Griswold black cast-iron skillets, sizes 0-20. The data in the table has been compiled from five auctions that were held between February 17, 2022 and August 24, 2025, as well as eBay sold listings from late May 2025 – September 2,…
Thin Crust Pizza made on my Lodge Cast Iron Griddle
Want to know how to make a delicious thin crust pizza on your round cast iron griddle? It’s easy! If you’re too antsy and want to get right to Debra’s recipe for the dough, skip down to the bottom of the post. I was at Home Goods recently and happened across a lovely 10.5″ round…
Determining the Age of “ERIE” Skillets
You have an antique cast-iron skillet marked “ERIE.” How do you determine its age? I recently published the Roy Meadows article entitled”‘ERIE’ Skillets,” to the blog. This article is very useful for identifying and dating antique cast iron skillets marked “ERIE.” The timing was good for me, as I recently acquired two antique Griswold skillets:…
1883 Selden & Griswold Hollow Ware Product List Available for Download
Here’s a nice find: a digital reprint of an 1883 fold-out hollow ware product brochure by the Selden & Griswold Manufacturing Company of Erie, Pennsylvania. As you can see, the front cover of the Selden & Griswold brochure has some handwritten words. I suspect the handwriting on the cover – “C.A.M. from M.G.Sr.” – refers…
1866 Savery Catalog, 49 pages: Public Domain, Free Download
This is a nice find! Here is a link to a 1866 Savery & Co., Proprietors, Philadelphia Iron Hollow Ware Foundry 49-page catalog, in the public domain and available for free download. The original is held by the University of Delaware, and it may be viewed there online. It may be downloaded at HathiTrust. Enjoy!