Butter Warmer

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Russell S.

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I got what was labeled as a cast iron butter warmer recently while on vacation. It was in an Antique Mall and I paid more than I really wanted too, but I figured I'm on vacation and have the right to throw money away :grin:. I like the way it was made. The casting is thin, it has a huge pour spout, the handle is thin, and it has the same style bottom as a skillet with an outside heat ring. Does anyone have any Idea who made it and the approximate age? https://imgur.com/gallery/xV6Mj
 
Lodge catalogs from the 20 to the 40s illustrate a piece which looks substantially the same as this one, described as a sealing wax ladle. Later pieces marketed by Lodge as butter (or lead) melting pots don't look the same. Not to say that yours is Lodge, as it was most likely a "standard" shape for that type of implement, but it could be.
 
I like the look of that but but I would DEFINITELY check it out for possible use for smelting lead in the past if you plan on using it in the future. You just never know.
 
Russell...

As a kid we would make our own salt water lead sinkers for boat/surf fishing using melted 5 lb. lead bars and pour them into sinker molds (the eyelets were pre-positioned). Our ladle looked exactly like your butter warmer.... thanks for the memories. :icon_thumbsup:

Charles
 
I had a friend that still made fishing weights the same way in 1986. He had a heavy cast iron pot but his ladle had a longer handle and duel pour spouts. That process was sort of dangerous with alcohol consumption going on at the same time. They actually filled a Budweiser can with molten lead while the can was submerged in water so the paint wouldn't burn off. It was one heavy beer. He used it as a joke. "Pass me that beer boy" Lead test kit will ease the mind!
 
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