QuadShotz
Banned
Well, this was a treat.
We all know how wonderful old cast iron is for cooking, right?
Well, while rummaging around today, I found this inside the broiler pan in the bottom drawer of my ancient 1950's Hardwick Stove. Sheeez! I've lived here like 5-6 yrs and never knew it was there!
Did some research, and found it's a 1880-1905 vintage Griswold "ERIE" 12" Bail Handle Griddle No. 741.
As-Is Pix:
Top
Bottom
"ERIE"
No.741 & 12
If it cleans up well, it could be worth $70-120 to a collector...w00t!
The top is in beautiful shape, but needs some cleaning.
The bottom..eh..well..it needs help.
Hopefully nothing a good Lye bath and a wire brush can't fix. ;-)
Griswold is known for making some of the best cast iron goods ever, and this is a very early model...collectors love this stuff. If nothing else, I'll have a piece of American history, and a damn fine griddle. :-D
(Hmmm, jealous much, TB?...heheheh)
Cheers,
-QS
We all know how wonderful old cast iron is for cooking, right?
Well, while rummaging around today, I found this inside the broiler pan in the bottom drawer of my ancient 1950's Hardwick Stove. Sheeez! I've lived here like 5-6 yrs and never knew it was there!
Did some research, and found it's a 1880-1905 vintage Griswold "ERIE" 12" Bail Handle Griddle No. 741.
As-Is Pix:
Top
Bottom
"ERIE"
No.741 & 12
If it cleans up well, it could be worth $70-120 to a collector...w00t!
The top is in beautiful shape, but needs some cleaning.
The bottom..eh..well..it needs help.
Hopefully nothing a good Lye bath and a wire brush can't fix. ;-)
Griswold is known for making some of the best cast iron goods ever, and this is a very early model...collectors love this stuff. If nothing else, I'll have a piece of American history, and a damn fine griddle. :-D
(Hmmm, jealous much, TB?...heheheh)
Cheers,
-QS