I found a Martin Range & Stove # 5 Hamburger Logo here in Nashville TN, at an estate sale for 5 bucks. I restored it and it's like new now never know where your gonna find cast iron.
Great info in your video. Correction on the Coors funnel- it was not used to strain hops. The Coors funnels and other porcelain type equipment were manufactured for laboratory use due to its resistance to chemicals and heat resistance. That funnel would have been used in a vacuum filtration technique, among other uses. Just FYI. Cheers,
What a great thing to collect, besides looking good hanging on the wall you can use it on a daily basis. We all have to eat, affordable and practical. I’ve gathered a lot, some from family, some bargain finds. Never thought of my cookware as a collection, I feel differently now, I Iike to think about all the family meals cooked in them.
I love the Taiwan cast iron, the vintage with the handles that have lines on them. They are just not as heavy, great balance when cooking. I have two, would love to get more.
You are doing a great job and thank you for making these videos. It has and still is teaching me the difference of all the cast iron that is out there! Thank You John
Love your videos. Cant fathom why anyone would downvote... Keep the videos coming! I'm a growing cast iron enthusiast and it's so cool to see you have a whole channel and passion dedicated to this subject
I loved the cast iron . The Royal Crown sign caught my attention right from the start . Many years ago as I flew all over the south a Moon Pie & RC cola was considered “ lunch “. Great video Semper Fi
I love metal signs, I dont know why. Love Royal Crown cola too. I like tin motorcycle signs. Indian matched my kitchen, brick white tile with a thin tile of red wrapping the kitchen and the walls were butter yellow. 1930s craftman bungalow.
Thank you so much...I recently threw out my teflon and pulled out the cast iron and bought a carbon steel wok with a flat bottom. It was great figuring out that my grandmom’s castiron was BSR which make since as she was from Birmingham!
You sure weren't kidding about the scarcity of Griswold in your area! I'm in Upstate NY and it would be very strange to go through that many pieces without pulling a few Grizzys out...I feel for you...at least you still have BSR! Best workhorse CI around and if you drop one, chances are it will survive.
Yes, Lodge and BSR or the main to Makers that are found in my location. I really get excited when I find other makers like Griswold, Martin, Wapak and Chicago Hardware Foundry. Just to name a few.
I just got my first BS&R skillet. It's a #10 probably a century series. On the bottom at the 6 o'clock position it has a 10 with 12 7/16 in. above the 10. It sits perfectly flat and you can see all of the machining work or milling marks on the inside cooking surface. It's gonna steal some cooking time away from my go to #10's.
Are there single notch lodges with no markings on the bottom? In my searching they always seem to have something. Mine looks like a single notch Lodge with a raised 8 on the handle and nothing but sulphur pitting on the bottom. Just not sure if it really is a lodge.
A number 10 is about as large as I like to use on the stove top. You can use larger pieces but it is necessary to heat them up slow and evenly to avoid warping
I have just started with cast iron. I have one I’m starting to work on. Some I haven’t really looked at yet. The one I’m working on doesn’t have a heat ring, it only has a h5 on bottom towards the handle side and at the other side it just has the letter C. The inside bottom has been milled. Can someone tell me what it is who made it. It’s a skillet. Thanks.
Not really sure but the gate mark implies from 1880-1910. Most bottom gate marked skillets are from the 1880s. The larger pieces may run up into the early 1900s.
Hi ive been watching a lot of your videos. We ended up with a bunch of cast iron pans the past few years. Ive been able to figure out what most of them are. There are a few that have funky handles. They're, for lack of a better word, hollow back handles. Most pans have solid nice fit in your hand handles. One in particular says wagner on the back barely readable from all the pitting. It also has the number 1057 no other letters after it. The bottom doesnt have a heat ring but the bottome is inset? Or from the inside it looks like theres a groove around the edge like a grease catcher? It does say made in usa as well. I have not been able to find another pan like it or any with handles like this one. So im curious if you may know anything about it. The pan is no good because its cracked but im very curious about it and some others we have. There are over 20 pans we've been derusting and trying to restore to get rid of them. If you can help id greatly appreciate any info. Thanks love your videos.
Thank you for all the cast iron infor!! I found a piece of cast iron that's truly unusual!!! It's oval shaped and the lid has a horse, the lid also some holes around the horse for venting. Can you tell me, have you ever seen anything like this???
This looks to be a great shop to go to. It looks as though they had some enameled cast iron also. In future videos would you show them as well. Did you notice who the manufactures were for the enameled pieces? I have to plan a whole day trip to Alabama from Atlanta soon.
I don't know of any foundries that have the initials J&M. Are you a member of cast iron identification on Facebook? If you are, post a couple of pictures of it on there and I'm sure you will get some information. If you are not a member, send some pics to my email and I will try to find out some more information. My email is: lovemyci@charter.net it really sounds like a cool piece.
Evelyn Horsley was the winner. Hopefully I'll have another giveaway soon. My next milestone is 1000 subscribers. I'm at 825 now so it may be a month or so.
Cast Iron cookware Identification Facebook group is a great resource. I try to help when I can. I get pics sent to my email quite a bit. Most of the time , I can help. lovemyci@charter.net
I think that the Atlanta Stove Works was probably the first one. Birmingham Stove and Range apparently use the same design. Of course I think they were owned by the same people. There were quite a few generations of them. I think the early Generations had four legs and later they changed it to 3. I'm curious if yours has four or three legs. Lodge still makes them today. The Sportsman's Grill is not really one of my strongest knowledge pieces but they are awesome. I plan to learn more information about them.
Thank you for such a prompt reply. My old grill has four legs and no door to regulate the air coming into the firebox. I thought that may have been missing but I was told that no, it never had one. Later models had that sliding door. Mine has the fire grate and the cooking grate (which can be turned upside down if you want to cook closer to the coals) and a door with the name of the company that allows you to add more wood or charcoal. Oh - the early grills came with a fish fryer, an oval shaped shallow pan. It fits perfectly on top of the grate and the fryer's handles are large enough to allow the bale handle to slip through them. I don't have that fish fryer but I am definitely keeping my eyes open! I really appreciate your videos about cast iron. I have two small Wager Ware skillet, a Blacklock chicken fryer, and a square breakfast skillet. That Wager Ware skillets are my favorites. Love using them! Now, I'm looking for an older Dutch Oven. I am eager to do some Dutch Oven cooking. Take care!
@@jean6061 that is awesome. I have part of an old Atlanta Stove Works Sportsman's Grill. It is in bad shape with some broken pieces but I'm hoping to put it back together again and get it working. The one that I have has three legs so it's not quite as old as yours. Thank you for sharing.
Sure thing! I love the history behind it. I was advised to get a Lodge if I really want to use a Sportsman grill, that this one is too valuable! Here I was, thinking I had a combination grill and fire pit - and it was $15. Keep looking - there are definitely nice pieces to be had! Take care!
Pre 1900. Most of them will be before 1890 but you will still see some of the larger pieces like ham boilers and cauldrons with gatemarks on up into the early part of the 1900's. There are still however gatemarks on all cast iron but they are on the side or edge. They are ground away in the finishing process. I suppose the best term to use for gate marked pieces would be bottom gate marked.
Cast Iron Cookware I have one that’s long and it sits on two eyes on a stove. I thought it was a griddle but someone else said it was for irons. It has gate marks on the bottom. It has heart shaped handles on each side.
@@kimnguyen4958 the first ones were originally made what's the purpose of a sad iron heater for a laundry oven. Later on the laundry oven was modified to make the first Sportsman's Grill. That is when the griddles got deeper and became fish fryers.
I think that most of the time the pain will have to be fairly thick in order to be able to take away that much material to make it flat again. I have a few spinners in my collection and they are still usable, just a little touchy when using them. Especially on my glass top. Most of the time those get used inside the oven. I am just not a big fan of modifying pieces. I like to give them this close to Vintage as possible even with issues.
The no Notch lodges are older, then you have the one notch lodges and after that you have Three Notch lodges. You also have older Arc logos. There is a long history with Lodge along with a lot of changes.
I was having so many tech problems that I had to wrap things up quickly but I did snag a #10 Lodge round griddle I lost the video were it was showcased though. I think that I ran into some gremlins or something. Lol. The video still has some issues that couldn't be corrected but I decided to post anyway.
You will find your best deals in places that only have a few pieces. When you find a large Hall, the prices tend to get really close to retail. The best thing about a large selection like this is that if you're looking for a particular piece, you're likely to find it. Of course you will most likely pay full retail.
I found a Martin Range & Stove # 5 Hamburger Logo here in Nashville TN, at an estate sale for 5 bucks. I restored it and it's like new now never know where your gonna find cast iron.
Great info in your video. Correction on the Coors funnel- it was not used to strain hops. The Coors funnels and other porcelain type equipment were manufactured for laboratory use due to its resistance to chemicals and heat resistance. That funnel would have been used in a vacuum filtration technique, among other uses. Just FYI. Cheers,
What a great thing to collect, besides looking good hanging on the wall you can use it on a daily basis. We all have to eat, affordable and practical. I’ve gathered a lot, some from family, some bargain finds. Never thought of my cookware as a collection, I feel differently now, I Iike to think about all the family meals cooked in them.
Absolutely. The perfect collectible.
I love the Taiwan cast iron, the vintage with the handles that have lines on them. They are just not as heavy, great balance when cooking. I have two, would love to get more.
Quite a few of the vintage Asian pieces are really nice.
You are doing a great job and thank you for making these videos. It has and still is teaching me the difference of all the cast iron that is out there! Thank You John
Thanks for ur honesty you tell it like it is
Love your videos. Cant fathom why anyone would downvote... Keep the videos coming! I'm a growing cast iron enthusiast and it's so cool to see you have a whole channel and passion dedicated to this subject
On Griswold skillets what does the letter at the model number represent I have a Griswold 7o4A and a pickingup number 704F what will be the difference
Not totally sure but I believe those are extensions to catalog numbers.
I loved the cast iron . The Royal Crown sign caught my attention right from the start . Many years ago as I flew all over the south a Moon Pie & RC cola was considered “ lunch “.
Great video
Semper Fi
Great job. Another video well done. Always enjoy them. Really appreciate your time and effort you put into making them. Thanks Stephen. Randy.
You're welcome.
I love metal signs, I dont know why. Love Royal Crown cola too. I like tin motorcycle signs. Indian matched my kitchen, brick white tile with a thin tile of red wrapping the kitchen and the walls were butter yellow. 1930s craftman bungalow.
Thank you so much...I recently threw out my teflon and pulled out the cast iron and bought a carbon steel wok with a flat bottom. It was great figuring out that my grandmom’s castiron was BSR which make since as she was from Birmingham!
That is awesome!
I agree, "Older is usually better."
You found great pans! Fun to watch!
You sure weren't kidding about the scarcity of Griswold in your area! I'm in Upstate NY and it would be very strange to go through that many pieces without pulling a few Grizzys out...I feel for you...at least you still have BSR! Best workhorse CI around and if you drop one, chances are it will survive.
It seems like you run into a incredible amount of Lodge and BSR.
Yes, Lodge and BSR or the main to Makers that are found in my location. I really get excited when I find other makers like Griswold, Martin, Wapak and Chicago Hardware Foundry. Just to name a few.
Awesome video. I love collecting cast iron. I am from Geraldine, Alabama. Might visit this store and checkout their cast iron.
I went to school in geraldine. How to you like our one red-light?
Thank you for sharing your adventures!
You're welcome
I just got my first BS&R skillet. It's a #10 probably a century series. On the bottom at the 6 o'clock position it has a 10 with 12 7/16 in. above the 10. It sits perfectly flat and you can see all of the machining work or milling marks on the inside cooking surface. It's gonna steal some cooking time away from my go to #10's.
A great, informative video.
I have a very large pot badly posted, is it dangerous
I found a 9 3/4 inch that has a 7 on the front of the handle and it does not say Made In USA. When was this made?
Probably in the late sixties.
I've got a B.S.R no.8 it has a little bit of a wobble is there any way to get out
I could wish i can be close to those places to buy then.
Buy them all !!
Wow! Some really nice pieces, I'd be walking outta there broke.
Are there single notch lodges with no markings on the bottom? In my searching they always seem to have something. Mine looks like a single notch Lodge with a raised 8 on the handle and nothing but sulphur pitting on the bottom. Just not sure if it really is a lodge.
I've seen quite a few raised numbers on the handle that were single Notch Lodge. That would be a really cool set to start.
Hi...what is the largest skillet you would use on the large eye of a coil type electric stove? Rand in Lugoff, SC
A number 10 is about as large as I like to use on the stove top. You can use larger pieces but it is necessary to heat them up slow and evenly to avoid warping
I have just started with cast iron. I have one I’m starting to work on. Some I haven’t really looked at yet. The one I’m working on doesn’t have a heat ring, it only has a h5 on bottom towards the handle side and at the other side it just has the letter C. The inside bottom has been milled. Can someone tell me what it is who made it. It’s a skillet. Thanks.
You are welcome to send pic to my email and I will do my best to help with the ID.
Any idea who or when that second bean pot was made? I have one I just got at auction and really can’t find any details on it.
The one at 25:15
Not really sure but the gate mark implies from 1880-1910. Most bottom gate marked skillets are from the 1880s. The larger pieces may run up into the early 1900s.
Hi ive been watching a lot of your videos. We ended up with a bunch of cast iron pans the past few years. Ive been able to figure out what most of them are. There are a few that have funky handles. They're, for lack of a better word, hollow back handles. Most pans have solid nice fit in your hand handles. One in particular says wagner on the back barely readable from all the pitting. It also has the number 1057 no other letters after it. The bottom doesnt have a heat ring but the bottome is inset? Or from the inside it looks like theres a groove around the edge like a grease catcher? It does say made in usa as well. I have not been able to find another pan like it or any with handles like this one. So im curious if you may know anything about it. The pan is no good because its cracked but im very curious about it and some others we have. There are over 20 pans we've been derusting and trying to restore to get rid of them. If you can help id greatly appreciate any info. Thanks love your videos.
You are welcome to send pictures to my email an album my best to help. lovemyci@charter.net
Thank you for all the cast iron infor!! I found a piece of cast iron that's truly unusual!!! It's oval shaped and the lid has a horse, the lid also some holes around the horse for venting. Can you tell
me, have you ever seen anything like this???
Very cool!
It’s probably a humidifier that sets on a wood stove. I have a chicken one.
This looks to be a great shop to go to. It looks as though they had some enameled cast iron also. In future videos would you show them as well. Did you notice who the manufactures were for the enameled pieces?
I have to plan a whole day trip to Alabama from Atlanta soon.
Do to technical issues, I did not get to cover those and a missed few other pieces as well.
I bought an old carpenters hatched and some really old boyscout stuff from that fellow.
Great show, very informative.
Thank you. I haven't been able to do a wild video in quite a while but hopefully I will be able to do another one soon. Thank you for watching.
I just purchased a dutch oven with the initials J & M with an Infinity mark it also has a gate mark any idea who might have made this piece. Thank you
I don't know of any foundries that have the initials J&M. Are you a member of cast iron identification on Facebook? If you are, post a couple of pictures of it on there and I'm sure you will get some information. If you are not a member, send some pics to my email and I will try to find out some more information. My email is: lovemyci@charter.net it really sounds like a cool piece.
OK, thank you. I enjoy your videos.
How do you test for lead
Great video!
Liked your hunt. Was waiting for Dutch oven give away results. Did I miss it? Didn't see it
Evelyn Horsley was the winner. Hopefully I'll have another giveaway soon. My next milestone is 1000 subscribers. I'm at 825 now so it may be a month or so.
I'm from California, Do any of these stores you visit ship or do online sales? Cast Iron is a little hard to find in my parts.
Yes, you can contact them through their FB page and get get items shipped.
I found some at the hardware store.
What’s the best way to have a skillet identified by someone who knows the different makers?
Cast Iron cookware Identification Facebook group is a great resource. I try to help when I can. I get pics sent to my email quite a bit. Most of the time , I can help. lovemyci@charter.net
Cast Iron Cookware awesome thanks!
Cast iron may be heavy....nothing comes close to what it cooks like. I wouldn’t use a thing else!
Could you comment on a first-generation ASW Sportsman grill? I have a complete one and I've been told it's in excellent condition. Thank you.
I think that the Atlanta Stove Works was probably the first one. Birmingham Stove and Range apparently use the same design. Of course I think they were owned by the same people. There were quite a few generations of them. I think the early Generations had four legs and later they changed it to 3. I'm curious if yours has four or three legs. Lodge still makes them today. The Sportsman's Grill is not really one of my strongest knowledge pieces but they are awesome. I plan to learn more information about them.
Thank you for such a prompt reply. My old grill has four legs and no door to regulate the air coming into the firebox. I thought that may have been missing but I was told that no, it never had one. Later models had that sliding door. Mine has the fire grate and the cooking grate (which can be turned upside down if you want to cook closer to the coals) and a door with the name of the company that allows you to add more wood or charcoal. Oh - the early grills came with a fish fryer, an oval shaped shallow pan. It fits perfectly on top of the grate and the fryer's handles are large enough to allow the bale handle to slip through them. I don't have that fish fryer but I am definitely keeping my eyes open! I really appreciate your videos about cast iron. I have two small Wager Ware skillet, a Blacklock chicken fryer, and a square breakfast skillet. That Wager Ware skillets are my favorites. Love using them! Now, I'm looking for an older Dutch Oven. I am eager to do some Dutch Oven cooking. Take care!
@@jean6061 that is awesome. I have part of an old Atlanta Stove Works Sportsman's Grill. It is in bad shape with some broken pieces but I'm hoping to put it back together again and get it working. The one that I have has three legs so it's not quite as old as yours. Thank you for sharing.
Sure thing! I love the history behind it. I was advised to get a Lodge if I really want to use a Sportsman grill, that this one is too valuable! Here I was, thinking I had a combination grill and fire pit - and it was $15. Keep looking - there are definitely nice pieces to be had! Take care!
What years was the gate mark pieces made?
Pre 1900. Most of them will be before 1890 but you will still see some of the larger pieces like ham boilers and cauldrons with gatemarks on up into the early part of the 1900's. There are still however gatemarks on all cast iron but they are on the side or edge. They are ground away in the finishing process. I suppose the best term to use for gate marked pieces would be bottom gate marked.
Cast Iron Cookware I have one that’s long and it sits on two eyes on a stove. I thought it was a griddle but someone else said it was for irons. It has gate marks on the bottom. It has heart shaped handles on each side.
@@kimnguyen4958 the first ones were originally made what's the purpose of a sad iron heater for a laundry oven. Later on the laundry oven was modified to make the first Sportsman's Grill. That is when the griddles got deeper and became fish fryers.
Have you ever sanded a spinner down to make it flat?
I think that most of the time the pain will have to be fairly thick in order to be able to take away that much material to make it flat again. I have a few spinners in my collection and they are still usable, just a little touchy when using them. Especially on my glass top. Most of the time those get used inside the oven. I am just not a big fan of modifying pieces. I like to give them this close to Vintage as possible even with issues.
Are the no notch Lodges newer pieces?
The no Notch lodges are older, then you have the one notch lodges and after that you have Three Notch lodges. You also have older Arc logos. There is a long history with Lodge along with a lot of changes.
Thank you!
I like these videos but only one thing! They make you want to buy some cast iron skillets!
Please tell us the prices!!!
So which one(s) did you scoop up?
I was having so many tech problems that I had to wrap things up quickly but I did snag a #10 Lodge round griddle I lost the video were it was showcased though. I think that I ran into some gremlins or something. Lol. The video still has some issues that couldn't be corrected but I decided to post anyway.
How can I buy some of the cast iron
Antique malls and flea markets are the best places, Iron Man Cast Iron Auctions Facebook group is really good as well.
I have a pc of cast iron that I have no clue what it is. Can I send. A picture to u for some help?
Yes. Sends pics to lovemyci@charter.net
cool stuff
Great vid. Thanks
you're so welcome
I'm going to say you buy one or more BSR in this haul.
Have you ever seen a cast iron sign and do you know anything about them
Never use castiron pans that werent from someone you knew didnt melt lead in it...common pan shooters reloading bullets used to melt lead...buy new
When I have a pan that I have suspicions of lead contamination, I will do a lead test on it. Peace of mind is priceless.
My baby ugly pan doesn't have the pitting.
You briefly touched on the topic of older Korean and Taiwan cast iron. I can tell you that they are very inexpensive to buy, and they cook great!
They do make great users.
There is lead in them
those skillets are collectors items they sale cast iron at walmart as low as $7.00
I love how much they try to charge for modern used Lodge products when you can get them on amazon with free shipping for cheaper.
Yes, you will see that quite a bit.
No wild here! This place knows exactly how much these peices are worth. Your gonna get skinned.
You will find your best deals in places that only have a few pieces. When you find a large Hall, the prices tend to get really close to retail. The best thing about a large selection like this is that if you're looking for a particular piece, you're likely to find it. Of course you will most likely pay full retail.
Pioneer woman?
Pitted
Stick to cast iron lol
I do you plan to spend less time on the peripherals when I do while videos in the future and just focus on the cast iron.
That 14" unmarked lodge is a rip off way to much.