Other interesting iron

Item 2171

Way out of our usual baliwick, I have been using this trench art piece made from a cut down Imperial German WW I artillery shell casing to hold loose change on my desk for the past few years. Now I’m ready to part with it.

This is a shell made in 1915 at the Polte Magdeburg manufacturing center and after a lot of research I believe it was made for either the 10 cm K-99, or the 10 cm Kanone 04. Based on the shell’s manufacture date it probably was one of the earliest shells made for the Kanone 04. The 252 is the inspection marker on the shell, but I’m not sure about the 274 – and I suspect it was a batch number.

Marked: “274 Polte Magdeburg Oct 1915, sp252”

12 cm in diameter at the base and 11CM at the upper rim. Stands 3cm tall.

$60 shipped

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied. (Please see return policy)

Item 2103

Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece. Additionally all our pieces unless marked otherwise are fully restored and seasoned. Just wash them and start cooking.

These make great spoon rests.

Griswold made these ashtrays about 1936 and for a fairly short time. This one is a little rougher than some, as the interior is pitted from decades of use. The quality of casting on these can be a bit irregular compared to most Griswold ware and this one is actually pretty good, but this one has a very unusual mark which is either a unique casting mark or a very strange casting flaw. After a lot of examination I’m thinking that a Griswold worker marked this one for his own personal use and that the mark is a “C” which he pressed into the sand mold, which left the rough letter “C” you see in one of the only places a molder mark could have been added.

Markings: “Quality Ware 00” followed by the Griswold block logo, then “Erie PA. 570” and of course that mysterious “C” off at the 3 O’Clock position.

Size: 3” 3/4 diameter, 6” 3/4 overall

Cleaned lye method, hand buffed and seasoned with 3 layers of non-GMO canola oil

No cracks, or chips.

$19 shipped (Get a $5 shipping rebate when ordered with another larger piece that includes shipping)

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied. (Please see return policy)

Item 1827

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Sold as found.

Large iron trivet.

Marked “9-7 Family Tree” with the Virginia Metalcrafter seal.

8” x 5”

Sold as found.

NOTE:  THIS IS AN ADD ON ITEM.  IF PURCHASED BY ITSELF A PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING CHARGE ($13) WILL BE INVOICED TO YOU.  IF PURCHASED WITH A LARGER PIECE THERE WILL BE NO SHIPPING CHARGE.  YOU MAY ADD UP TO 3 TRIVETS WITH NO ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE

$10 Add on item.  If purchased by itself a priority shipping charge will apply.

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied.  (Please see return policy)

Item 2088

Please note all pictures on our site are of the actual piece you will receive, not a stock photo of a similar piece. Additionally all our pieces unless marked otherwise are fully restored and seasoned. Just wash them and start cooking.

This is an ashtray/mini skillet made by Wagner. it has the Circle logo. C.1970-1990 Smooth bottom. Sits flat. Excellent condition.

Size: 3” 3/4 diameter

Cleaned lye method, hand buffed and seasoned with 3 layers of non-GMO canola oil

No cracks, or chips.

$15 shipped (Get a $3 rebate on shipping if ordered with any piece that includes shipping)

As always we are happy to take back pieces if you are not 100% satisfied. (Please see return policy)

Can you imagine making your morning toast using this old frontier/hearth toaster?  Slice your bread and put the slices into the rotating end piece, sit it down near your cookfire and wait until one side was done before turning the end piece 180 degrees to toast the other side.  Pretty darn cool.  This one predates the invention of the household stove in the 1830s.  A blacksmith made piece, this probably belonged to a fairly well off family who had the wherewithal and room to own a gadget like this back at a time when most folks were toasting their bread in a skillet.

Sold unrestored in perfect working shape.   This one would be great for historical reenactment, or used as a display piece.

$225 shipping included in price.

This is an old smelting pot, by an unknown maker.

Only marking is a number 6 (or is it a 9?)

6″ diameter, 3″1/2 depth

While I don’t know what kind of things this one was used for it was difficult to clean and season – and I don’t think I’d use it for food preparation unless you tested it for lead first.

Because of that it’s really just a nice display piece.

Looks great, and primitive, shows marks from a mold repair (that is the mold that was used to make it had repairs and you can see the lines of that on the finished product – considered normal just in case you were wondering).

Features a wire bail and a heat ring.

Cleaned and seasoned.