Could You Name These? Old Cast Iron Pans Nobody Under Sixty Recognizes

Some of the oldest iron in America never made it onto the stove as a skillet. It sat in the back of the cupboard as pans with legs, cups, swirls and hinges, and the families who cooked with them have mostly stopped saying their names out loud. Walt lays out nine pieces of old cast iron, the kind of vintage kitchen tools that end up on the garage table at an estate sale, and gives you a few seconds to name each one before he does. Keep score. Some of these are easy. A couple stump nearly everybody. 0:00 The forgotten garage table 1:16 The gem pan 2:30 The three-legged spider 3:35 The corn stick pan 4:52 The fireplace wafer iron 5:56 The stovetop waffle iron 7:48 The aebleskiver pan 8:38 The Scotch bowl 9:25 The popover pan 10:10 The Turk's head pan 10:53 Inspecting odd iron at a sale 12:26 Naming the garage table pieces This video is general information to help you identify and enjoy old cast iron. Values vary with condition and the market, and no prices shown are appraisals. For value questions, talk to a reputable cast-iron dealer or appraiser. MUSEUMS AND ARCHIVES New-York Historical Society, spider skillet with lid https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/2886... Colonial Williamsburg, wafer iron, about 1780 to 1820 https://emuseum.history.org/objects/16047/... Colonial Williamsburg, Great Seal wafer iron https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/o... National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, Turk's head mold watercolor https://www.nga.gov/artworks/18229-turks-h... Historic Odessa Foundation, redware Turk's head cake mold https://historicodessa.org/collection/cake... PATENTS AND PERIOD ADVERTISING Cornelius Swartwout, waffle iron patent 94,043, August 24, 1869 https://patents.google.com/patent/US94043 Smithsonian Magazine, a brief history of the waffle iron https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/... Griswold's 1921 explanation of high and low waffle iron bases https://griswoldcookware.com/why-griswold-... COLLECTOR REFERENCES The Cast Iron Collector, gem and muffin pans https://www.castironcollector.com/gems.php The Cast Iron Collector, waffle irons and pattern numbers https://castironcollector.com/waffle.php The Cast Iron Collector, reproductions and counterfeits https://castironcollector.com/fakes.php The Cast Iron Collector, buying and selling tips https://castironcollector.com/buysell.php FOOD AND KITCHEN HISTORY Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, the history of the spider https://journalofantiques.com/misc/hearth-... CooksInfo, spiders https://www.cooksinfo.com/spiders CooksInfo, Wagner's Krusty Korn pans and the corn dog https://www.cooksinfo.com/corn-dogs #Griswold #VintageCastIron #CastIron #EstateSale #WaltMercer