In the News

Writing

Southern Cast Iron Magazine and blog:

May/June 2024: Collector’s Corner, “A Collector’s Paradise” ¹

“Griswold’s Aunt Ellen.”

“Harold R. Henry, Cast Iron Collector.”

“What’s in a Number,” “Collector’s Class,” and “Cast Iron Finds.”

“The Biggest Collection of Cast Iron in the World” (written with my friend, the delightful Josh Miller – then Editor of Southern Cast Iron magazine and now Senior Food Editor at Southern Living magazine).

Taste of the South Magazine:

“The Biggest Collection of Cast Iron in the World” (written with Josh Miller).

Antique Trader: 

“Hot Dog! Snuggle Pups all the Rage in the 1920s,”

“Collectors Chase Cast Iron Advertising Pups,” 

“Cast Iron Cookware Auction Draws Bidders from Afar.“

Lodge Cast Iron blog: For one brief shining moment, original articles I wrote, with accompanying photos, about the collectors and collections of Marg and Larry O’Neil, John Clough, and Grady Britt were on the Lodge Cast Iron blog. It was very exciting while it lasted!

Presentation

Lodge Cast Iron: Presentation on Lodge Cast Iron Collectors and Collections, 2019 Cornbread Festival Collector’s Tent.

Interview

Southern Cast Iron Magazine & Taste of the South Blog:  “The Life of a Cast Iron Collector.”

Estate Sale Blog, “Vintage Cast Iron Guide.”

Wirecutter, “Why Buy A Cast Iron Skillet.”

Grub Street, “18 things that celebrated American chefs want as a gift this holiday season.”

The Kitchn, “How Did the Cast Iron Skillet Take Over the World?” 

Gear Patrol, Gear Patrol‘s 2016 “Guide to Life.” You can find the original article here.

Extra Crispy, “The History of Waffle Irons is Hot and Greasy.”

Sporting Classics Magazine, Article about Mary, July/August 2013.

1. Author credit is incorrect in the current edition and will be corrected in the next edition. The original article – “The Biggest Collection of Cast Iron in the World,” was written by Mary and Josh Miller. Photos by Sarah Lamb of S. Lamb Photography and Mary.