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Mismatched vintage waffle iron halves: restore together or separate?
…the mid-1900s carry foundry marks, patent dates, or size numbers. Griswold pieces typically carry the Erie, Pennsylvania mark and a pattern number. Wagner pieces from Sidney, Ohio are similarly marked. If one half carries a…
How to tell whether an old cast iron skillet is worth anything
…pan requires more detective work to assess. ## Check the size number and series Vintage American skillets use a size number system (typically 0 through 14) that corresponds loosely to the cooking surface diameter. Common sizes…
What a heat ring is, and what it tells you about a skillet's age
…lifted out one at a time. The heat ring on a skillet was sized to drop down snugly into one of those stove-eye openings. This mattered for two reasons. First, it kept the pan from sliding around on a slick, flat iron surface…
Griswold, Wagner and Erie: what the foundry differences really mean
…substantially less than a brand-new Lodge of the same size. This is not an accident - Griswold invested heavily in precision molding technology that allowed thinner, more uniform walls without structural weakness. What does…