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Ask Mary: Griswold “Victor” Skillet
The Griswold “Victor” vintage cast iron skillet: pricing, markings, damage and more.
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Joseph Zawadowski and his Vintage Cast Iron Pups
Joseph Zawadowski and his Vintage Cast Iron Pups By Mary · Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2023 and 2026. Joseph Zawadowski is a vintage cast iron pup collector. He is also a turtle champion, wood carver, bog hunter, dog judge, and skull seeker. I had wanted to see, learn, and write about Joseph’s vintage…
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The Word from Marg on Griswold Cast Iron Quaker Ware
I posted a series of photos of old advertisements for Griswold Quaker Ware. Old advertisements like these are very helpful in determining which pieces belonged to a particular line and when they were in production. Larry and Marg O’Neil have a wonderful collection of Griswold Quaker Ware, and I had the opportunity to photograph it to…
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Ask Mary: Was this griddle made by Griswold?
Scott M. of Medford, Maryland wrote to me via the contact form on the site and asked: Hi,I recently purchased a Erie 1786 No 8 Griddle and I am being told it is a reproduction since Griswold never used numbered tags. It was suggested that an original was used as a mold. I did see…
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Down the Rabbit Hole and into the Seemingly Never-Ending World of the Odorless Skillet
The vintage and antique cast iron “Odorless Skillet” – who made it?
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How to Make a Cake to the “Brenda” Standard with a Vintage Griswold Cast Iron Cake Mold
Cast iron collector Brenda Bernstein is a master cake-maker-baker-froster. She makes beautiful cakes and is very accomplished at using vintage cast iron cake molds. Given that Easter is just around the corner, I decided it was time to showcase Brenda’s cake talent just in case you were thinking about making an Easter lamb or rabbit…
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The “Griswold” Silver Pup Scandal
How a small silver pup caused an uproar in the Griswold cast iron collecting community.
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The Griswold Bolo Oven
The Griswold BOLO oven was made by the Griswold Manufacturing Company in Erie, PA in the early 1900s. Griswold held at least 3 different patents related to the BOLO oven – granted in 1915, 1916, and 1920. In the grand scheme of antique cast iron cookware collecting the ovens are not particularly uncommon, though I…
