Need some help figuring this out..... pretty please! (more pics....9/4/13)

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kathrynn

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Found a Oval Roaster....not a DO....but a Cast Iron Roaster for sale in a shop here.  I do not know what manufacturer this logo comes from.  I don't want to spend $80 on a cast iron piece from China.

Any Ideas?





I have talked with the folks from Lodge...and they said it's not Lodge.  BUT...asked me to send a pic to them and they will try and help too.

Thanks!

Kat
 
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Hey Kat, This is just a shot in the dark but the Stamp looks like a LC to me. could this be something old from Le Creuset?
 
I don't know but it sure looks old and well made. Isn't Chinese cast iron a fairly recent introduction to the US market..JJ
 
The Raised "G" logo is from Griswold.  The #9 is a large roaster, big enough for a good size turkey.  It is heavy - the roaster weighs around 25 lbs. - add a big turkey and get a forklift to get it out of the oven!

I saw a #5 (smaller) on e-bay for $35.

There is a blog site called Wagner and Griswold Society where you can find some more info.  According to that, $80 for a #9 is a very good deal - they usually run $300

Griswold (and Wagner) were cast iron foundries in the USA.  Griswold was started in Erie, PA.  Do a search on "History of Griswold" and you can get more info.

- Dave
 
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well - I may be changing my mind.  I did a search for Griswold logos and none looked like your, but I have seen articles that talk about a logo just like this on a Griswold
 
La Creuset a Dansk Ware have only done the enameled ones for ever.  I have the "Red and Blue" books that show all the info and collectors info and prices for cast iron...Wags, Gris, Volrath, Walpak, Lodge, Martin Stove and Iron, and so many more.  None have this marking.  I have seen a few in the Ebay area...but no one knows this marking/logo.  Dont think it's from the Chicago foundries either.  (as you can tell....I am sort of a collector) 

Chef Jimmy...in the mid to late 50s/60's is when the Chinese and Japanese companies started making things...and some are "fakes".....that were meant to look like ones from the Foundries here.  Leads and other not good metals were added to the slugs that made up their Cast Irons for the skillets and such.

I have talked with someone at the Lodge Company...and she asked me to send her a pic of the Logo and she would try and help.  Haven't heard from them yet.  It does look like an L with a C wrapped around it....or a C with the L under it.

Thanks for helping.....driving me nuts cuz it's a MYSTERY!

Kat
 
Don't know if this means squat.....  

Other Usage of Letters

There is still another use for letters, seen employed extensively by Lodge Manufacturing Co.-- as model designations. Although many are self-explanatory, some are a bit cryptic, unless you happen to have purchased the piece new and had the Lodge labeling or packaging for reference. So, here is a listing of most of them: 

Other Usage of Letters

There is still another use for letters, seen employed extensively by Lodge Manufacturing Co.-- as model designations. Although many are self-explanatory, some are a bit cryptic, unless you happen to have purchased the piece new and had the Lodge labeling or packaging for reference. So, here is a listing of most of them: 
 
AS - All Star Pan 
AT - Ash Tray Skillet 
B - Breadstick Pan 
BE - Bacon & Egg Skillet 
C - Cornstick Pan 
CAF - Camp Fryer 
CB - Corn Bread Skillet 
CC - Combo Cooker, Indoor/Outdoor 
CF - Chicken Fryer 
CK - Country Kettle 
CO - Camp Oven 
CP - Fluted Cake Pan (Bundt Pan) 
CP - Cactus Pan
CS - Chef Skillet 
D - Danish Cake Pan 
DO - Dutch Oven 
DOF - Deep Fry Oven w/cover & basket 
DOT - Dutch Oven Trivet 
FB - French Bread (2-loaf Vienna Roll Pan) 
FBK - Flat Bottomed Straight Kettle 
FF - French Fryer w/basket 
FP - Fish Pan 
GC - Glass Cover 
IC - Iron Cover for Chicken Fryer and Dutch Oven 
LG - Oblong (Long) Griddle 
M - Muffin Pan (6-cup Turk Head)
MP - Melting Pot 
NG - Round Griddle, New Style 
NTP - No Trump Card Pan 
OG - Round Griddle, Old Style 
OS - Oval Serving Griddle 
P - Popover Pan 
PP - Perch Pan 
RBK - Round Bottomed Straight Kettle 
SC - Skillet Cover 
SK - Skillet 
SP - Sauce Pan or Stew Pan 
SQSK - Square Skillet 
TB - Top of Stove Broiler (Axford style skillet) 
TK - Tea Kettle
LG - Oblong (Long) Griddle 
 
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Wasn't someone looking for this mark sometime back ??

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 Size number inside diamond-shaped outline at 6 o'clock  

May be late Favorite or Chicago Hardware Foundry

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Dave....do you use the Cast Iron Collectors website too?  I find a bunch more useful info there than the Wag/Gris website. Doug the owner of that site has not seen the logo on that roaster before.

Kat
 
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Kat, that is most likely a "molders mark" could be almost any brand.  Doubt if they go to the trouble in China.

Tom
It is a gorgeous piece....a bit pricey for it to just hang in my collection and not use.  BUT....I reallllly want it because it's different.

Love the logo....and so far there are no other markings on the piece at all....but that and I know it's a #9 roaster.

Kat
 
Could be....I am going next week to pick up a Dutch Oven they are holding for me.  So I will try and get a better picture of it.  I tried a close-up with my Cell...and  I must have been shaking when I was squatting down to take pics...and the close ups were blurry.

For the DO below....they only want $25.00 for it...and it's coming home with me.



Will take a little bit of elbow grease....but will be well worth it.

Kat
 
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