Cast iron restoration stories

Every piece leaves a better record.

Workshop records connect the object, its visible condition, the restoration decisions, and the field notes that help the next owner or collector understand it.

These records use exact inventory photographs and evidence. Identifications remain qualified when the casting does not support certainty, and outcomes are added only when they have actually occurred.

Carbon-covered underside of a Griswold No. 7 heat-ring skillet in the Rundstrom workshop

RR-032 · Workshop record

Reading a Griswold No. 7 hidden beneath carbon

A $10 yard-sale skillet shows how heat rings, handle geometry, and fragments of a mark can point toward an identification before cleaning begins.

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Pitted cooking surface of an early unmarked No. 5 cast-iron skillet

RR-026 · Workshop record

Assessing pitting on an early unmarked No. 5 skillet

This probable early unmarked Wagner No. 5 separates removable rust and buildup from permanent metal loss—and shows why bare-iron inspection is essential.

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Seven narrow wells of a Birmingham Stove and Range cast-iron corn pan

RR-040 · Workshop record

Assessing a Birmingham Stove & Range seven-stick corn pan

A BSR 7C corn pan shows why narrow wells call for different cleaning, inspection, drying, and seasoning decisions than a flat skillet.

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