By Roy G. Meadows, as updated March 17, 2025 Foreword by Mary Theisen On March 17, 2025, I had the opportunity to interview Roy G. Meadows. Mr. Meadows is well-known in the cast iron collecting community for his expertise and extensive knowledge–particularly of antique “ERIE” cast iron skillets, which were produced in Erie, Pennsylvania by…
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Griswold Cast Iron Collector Joannie Baldini
Joannie Baldini Joannie Baldini and her late husband Joe, of Erie, Pennsylvania, are two of the six founders of the Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association (GCICA), a national vintage and cast iron cookware collectors’ club. She and Joe began collecting vintage cast iron in 1988. Joannie’s interest in vintage cast iron Joannie has a…
Top Auction Prices Realized at Air Works Consignment Auction February 2025
Air Works has a large annual Spring auction that includes hundreds of pieces of cast iron in addition to a wide variety of other goods. The auction is held in Millersburg, Ohio. It features both online and in-person bidding over the course of several days. I’ve made many other posts about large cast iron auctions…
Griswold Vintage Cast Iron Santa Cake Molds: Real or Reproduction & Pricing
Griswold Vintage Cast Iron Santa Cake Molds: Current pricing & how to tell an authentic Griswold Santa mold from a reproduction.
Griswold Cast Iron Collector Doris Mosier
About Doris as told by Doris Mosier. Griswold cast iron collectors Doris Mosier and her late husband Bob, bought, sold, wrote about and collected vintage cast iron for over 40 years. Doris, age 86, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, is also a Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association (G&CICA) club charter member. She and Bob have contributed…
Griswold Catalog no. 45 Available for Public Download
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…
Vintage Cast Iron Auction Results: August 23-24 2024
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…
2012 Pricing for Vintage Cast Iron
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…