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I love the idea that we own skillets made over 100 years ago that look amazing and cook better that anything made today. As they say, they donβt make βem like they used to!
Great piece to add to my collection. The anticipation just getting the well packaged # 9 damper out of the bubble wrap had be drinking more coffee, lol. Cast & Clara Bell Thank You!
I am so overwhelmed with this #8 stove pipe damper. Great packaging and I was like a kid at Christmas time, lol. I'll continue to shop here because of it. Thanks Cast & Clara Bell.
Purchased a large griddle and this egg skillet from Cast & Clara Bell. Phil and Renee do wonderful work restoring these pieces. What a wonderful way to renew, reuse and repurpose something made long ago with quality and care. Cast & Clara Bell does amazing work and I trust what I'm getting. So thrilled.
Looks and works wonderfully! Thank you!
Looks and works wonderful! Thank you!
We began this journey with our circa-1925 to 1930 Griswold No. 8 skillet because it reflects the years surrounding the births of our parents, 1927 and 1929. Adding this late-1880s gate-marked #8 skillet reaches further back to our grandparentsβ generation, born in 1888, 1894, and 1896, when a pan like this would have served everyday family meals. οΏΌ
To us, these pans are far more than antique iron: they are a living link to humble kitchens, family tables, and the generations who came before us. We intend to cook with them in remembrance of our family heritage, with gratitude, care, and deep appreciation for the legacy they now continue in our home. ππ₯β€οΈ
We first began this journey with our circa-1925 to 1930 Griswold No. 8 skillet because it reflects the years surrounding the births of our parents, 1927 through 1929, and immediately gave us a sense of cooking within the same era that shaped part of our familyβs early story. Now, adding this late-1880s gate-marked #8 skillet carries that connection even further back, reaching into the generation of our grandparents, with birth years of 1888 through 1896, when a pan like this would have quietly served in everyday kitchens and family meals.
To us, these pans are far more than antique iron. They feel like a living link to those who came before us: ordinary meals, humble kitchens, long days of work, family gathered around a table, and the quiet care that held households together across generations. There is something deeply meaningful in preparing food with cookware from the same years our family members were born, as if a small part of that history is still present each time the skillet warms and a meal begins.
We intend to cook with these pans in remembrance of our family heritage, honoring both the generations we remember and those whose daily lives shaped the family we now carry forward. Thank you for making such a wonderful pan available. It will be used with gratitude, care, and deep appreciation as part of our familyβs continuing heritage and legacy. ππ₯β€οΈ
Just as described. Very well packed with hand written note reassuring me to contact them if I have any problems. Fantactic!
A beautiful cook piece that we will cherish for years to come.
This #5 Wagner has almost finished my collection. Quality at it's best
this skillet matched my expectations and the description was what drew me to the purchase
Great quality cast iron with hard to find collectibles. Fanta customer service
Loved the restored pan, nicely restored, saved me a lot of looking around for what I needed.
Showed up in great shape and was nicely restored
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Grandma Clara Bell
Our family business wouldn't be here if it weren't for Grandmom Clara Bell. A southern seamstress by trade she was a very special part of our lives. She loved to cook, sew, laugh, and chase her grandsons around the house. Her #8 Lodge skillet and Dutch Oven were a part of every Sunday Supper we can remember. She wouldn't like all this "fuss about her" and that's exactly the reason why we do.
