I am looking and talking with a local person selling some cast iron from an estate. Any help in identifying these pieces would be great. The first 2 pics are front and back of the same item. The other is an unmarked dimpled pan.
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Help Indentifying these pieces
- Thread starter SKPeters
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Are these photos all you have to go by, or have you seen them firsthand? Being dark, and not clearly showing any markings (if present) makes identification difficult. I think I see a Favorite smiley logo on the first, and its heat ring profile seems to support that. The hammered piece is probably CHF (Chicago Hardware Foundry); if it has numerals on the bottom, the first of which being an 8, that would be the case. When buying from afar, you want to ask for clear, straight-on photos of the entire top and bottom, taken in good light.
This is all I have to go by at this point. Going to inspect tomorrow, but being a newbie just wanted as much info as possible. He has 5 different pans and wanting $65 for all. I suspect the first pan may be a Piqua Ware Smiley logo. I can faintly make out the logo in the pic.
Review the damage and defect page before you go:
http://www.castironcollector.com/damage.php
You'll want good light to inspect for cracks, and a flat surface to check for warp. If they're all collectible quality pieces without material defects, $65 doesn't sound too bad at all.
http://www.castironcollector.com/damage.php
You'll want good light to inspect for cracks, and a flat surface to check for warp. If they're all collectible quality pieces without material defects, $65 doesn't sound too bad at all.