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Item 1626
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This is a sexy, sexy little pan, gorgeously cast (among the nicest castings I’ve seen) and a mystery to boot. It was a mess when we found it, and even then we were intrigued. After all we had no idea who A.C. was but the pan was clearly old, and had a separately cast handle that was later peened into place. Determination of origin came from the #4 size – a European sizing for older cooking pots. Extensive research has shown this to be French made. Cooking surface is very lightly textured, as it was smoothed but not stone polished. Sits dead flat.

Marked: “4 AC”  with the AC in a stylized font, inside a cartouche style logo on the bottom of the pan.

10” 3/4 diameter

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

No cracks, chips, or wobble when tested on a sheet of glass.   Cooking surface is lightly textured.  Will only get better and smoother with with use.

$110 shipped

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Item 1415
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At first glance this seems a very ordinary fancy handled round griddle, but when you turn it over you see a very unique handle design and unusual marking.  I have no clue who made this piece (and I’d really like to know as it is one of the coolest handled griddles I’ve ever stumbled across).  Handle is hollowed on the upper side with what almost appears to be a deep well at the edge where the handle meets the griddle.  Cooking surface shows some some big voids where pouring occurred and air or debris was trapped.  Outside of that area surface is very nicely smoothed.   Bottom has a nice distinct inset heat ring.  Inside the ring you can see minor pitting from use on a wood stove.

Only marking is a “9”

10” 1/2 diameter

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

No cracks, chips.  Small wobble when tested on a sheet of glass.   Cooking surface primitive with some casting flaws but pretty good for the age.  Will only get better with use.

$80 shipped

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Item 1971

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Collector grade! This one is a bit of a mystery, I’m not sure if this was sprue marked, bottom gated, or side gated.  Based on the style, I’d lean towards this being a 1870-1910 piece, and it has marks that look like, a sprue, a side gate, and under a bright light even a bottom gate.  Thus I’m basing the age on design and bail material (which says it was made after 1865 to possibly as late as 1920).  Really nicely designed and beautifully cast.  Spectacular polishing marks, New England style ears, and heat ring.  Almost glassy to the touch cooking surface – which isn’t quite perfect due to casting flaws, including  pour line where the mold wasn’t perfect and tiny casting voids (almost looks like very superficial pinpoint pitting).   Center of the griddle like many that were cast this thin shows a downward bow which could not be polished away.  Bottom shows some broad shallow pitting from use over a wood stove.  Edges show grind marks where the foundry removed flash, or a side gate.  Remarkable for the age.

Marked: Has a raised number 14 about 1/2” high.

13” 3/4 diameter (excluding ears)

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

No cracks or chips, and no movement when you rock it from the center.  From the edge you can get a tiny bit of movement BUT that’s due to the center of gravity on a piece this wide and this old.  There are some imperfections on the edge which you can see look a tiny bit like gate marks but it probably was from being touched up at the factory before it was sent out (see photo).  the center also has a bit of a bow, but that’s very common on pieces of this age, or even of this width.  This will be a glassy, top flight user after just a handful of uses.  This one is an absolute amazing example of an 19th century griddle

$135 shipped

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Item 1867
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This is an great bailed griddle, over 100 years old.  It has raised number “14” and mold  on the bottom and New England style ears.  Cooking surface is outstanding, mostly flat and smooth but has some interesting pouring flaws, and a few tool marks.  The bottom shows a light uniform sulfur pitting which occurred from use over a wood stove.  Will be outstanding for pizza and the like.  Please note – bails on these were really for storage and stabilization, not for hanging your piece over s fire (they do tip).

Marked only “14” in raised numbers on the bottom.

14” 1/8 diameter

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

No cracks, or chips.  Tiniest hint of a wobble when tested on a sheet of glass.   Cooking surface is outstanding for the age, but not dead flat as pouring flaws provide some bumps in the surface.  Will only get better.

$115 shipped

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Item 1564

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Not cast iron but blacksmith made wrought iron.  Nice three prong (fork like) tip on both sides of the tongs.  Not sure what these were used for but they tested negative for lead or heavy metals, so they’ll be fine for food use.  Cleaned and seasoned.  Hand peened attachment.  Delicate and finely made.  These would be amazing as a display piece.

Unmarked

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

No chips, cracks.

$50 shipped

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Item 1991
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Blacksmith made wrought iron straight skewer over 15” long with the number 19 marked in the side.  I suspect this was made for cooking meat, but I’m not 100% sure on that.   Has a large circular ring with a 2” 1/2 diameter for gripping on one end.  VERY sharp.
Only marking is the number 19 which appears to have been hammered into the iron using a die.  Because of that, and the fact it is blacksmith work it was probably made after 1850, but prior to 1870, when cheaper man made wire would have been available for use for items like this.

15” 1/4 long

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

No cracks or chips.

$40 shipped

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