Picked up these two recently

[Mark H]

Big and heavy. No marking that I can see yet

 

[Mark H]

Wife is claiming for planters.

 

[EdgarLopez]

Wife is claiming for planters.

Is hard to find those with bail.and now you have 2,ready for (chicharrones):icon_thumbsup:

 

[Mark H]

The ones with bail I have found have been rather pricey. I got a very good deal on these. Both for ten pounds of my honey.

 

[Dan Farmer]

I'm certainly no expert, but I believe the ears on that put it conservatively into the late 19th century... I suspect older than that. I sure hope it doesn't become a planter! See pages 25 & 26 of Early American Cast Iron Holloware by John Tyler.

(referring to the 2nd one... can't see the 1st one well enough, but that one also looks to be 19th C to my limited knowledge.

 

[Mark H]

They will not go the planter route. Thank you for the heads up on reference.
A lot of knowledge on this site.

 

[Dan Farmer]

They will not go the planter route. Thank you for the heads up on reference.
A lot of knowledge on this site.

Glad to hear that!

 

[MaxS]

Dan, good call. I have a DO with those ears, and someone dated it for me at about 1870's.