Author: Vintage Cast Iron Editorial Team

Griswold’s logo changed across several distinct design eras over the company’s history, and while pinning down an exact year for any specific variation is genuinely detailed collector-level work, understanding the broad eras and what a genuine cast-in mark actually looks like is essential before spending…

Griswold skillets are identified primarily by a size number cast into the bottom of the pan, running roughly from 0 up through 20, with each number corresponding to a specific approximate diameter — a reference system detailed enough that collectors use it constantly for both…

Most Griswold cast iron in circulation today is genuinely affordable — common sizes in good, usable condition often sell for modest sums. Real value concentrates in rare sizes, unusual forms, specific logo eras, and pieces in excellent, largely unrestored condition. Rarity of Size As covered…

Griswold’s strong collector demand and premium pricing have made it the single most targeted name for fakes and reproductions in the entire vintage cast iron hobby — a genuinely serious problem worth taking seriously before any purchase where authenticity affects the price. Two Different Kinds…

Griswold and Wagner were the two dominant American cast iron cookware makers of their era, genuine historic rivals whose later corporate history became tangled together in ways that still complicate collecting and dating both brands today. Two Historic Rivals Wagner Manufacturing, based in Sidney, Ohio,…