Lookee what I found...

[Kraschenbirn]

Found this while wandering through the "junk" section of a resale and consignment shop in a small town last weekend. Once cleaned up, should replace the old muffin pans I've been using for ingot moulds quite nicely. Oh yeah...it was tagged for $12 but got it for $10.

Bill

[Doby45]

You don't have to clean that. Just start pouring ingots.

[Artful]

Nice - how much does that weigh? looks heavy.

[Avery Arms]

You don't have to clean that. Just start pouring ingots.

Cleaning is a good idea, the rust tends to hold moisture and invite the tinsel fairy.

You can also just heat it up to dry out the rust.


PP

[Doby45]

Go ahead and clean the rust out then, it will be back the next day. Rust is your friend in a castiron mold. Maybe not to the point of being fur, but the rust acts as a release agent and unless it has been sitting outside in the rain it should be fine. If not, heat it like you said and go on about the business of making muffins.

[casterofboolits]

Cast iron draws moisture out of the air really well. South West Ohio is humid so I heat my cast iron muffin pans over the plumbers pot before I pour any lead in them. Otherwise, you're gonna get a visit from the tinsel fairy! :holysheep

[Trey45]

That is going to make some great ingots! Good find, you got lucky with that one.

[94Doug]

I think those are popover pans, by the way....I think. Real nice too.

Doug

[.357]

yup popover pans, shame i would LOVE a set of those, i'm a nerd for baking.

[zuke]

Don't clean it up too well, SHE might claim it!

[Kraschenbirn]

Nice - how much does that weigh? looks heavy.

Just over 5 1/2 lbs...it's a one-piece casting.

Bill

[buck1]

Good find!!

[leadman]

I use the cordless drill and wire brush on mine, then sprayed them with mold release (spray graphite). Keeps them from building up rust scale again and the ingots fall out easily.

[smokemjoe]

Dont drop it when its full to get the ingots out, I cracked mine and lost 2 of the cups.

[Le Loup Solitaire]

I can't tell from the picture if there is any writing or numbers on the bottom of the cups, but the pan sure looks like one of those made by Griswold. They made those from the 1890's to the mid 1950's. There were 15 variations in the set and some of them are worth a bunch of $$$$. One was made for the U.S. Navy and was marked USN. Its worth around $100. and that's mot the rarest of them. Sure they make wonderful ingots and $10 or $12. is a real steal, but its also worthwhile to check out the possibility that there is some real value involved. These pans also make some real good corn bread or other type muffins when hanging on the kitchen wall while the value is always going up. A competing company named Wagner also made these during the same time frame and the same applies to those. A lot of antique places have the books that talk about all of this and it just might be worth it to check out what you have or find. LLS

[NSP64]

I agree with LLS. check it out before cleaning it. I once bought a U.S. bayonet 1942 21" long did some digging found out there were only 60,000 made and who knows how many were cut down? Paid $20.00 sold on fleabay $426.00:bigsmyl2:

[starbits]

I saw a biscuit mold just like that today in an antique store. Griswold. They wanted $125 for it. Your pickup at $10 was a real steal.

Starbits

[Kraschenbirn]

Geez, you guys got me all excited. Cleaned the mould with Simple Green and a soft bristle brush and, other than a 1/4" high "8" (or, maybe, a "B") on the bottom side of one of the handles, not a single marking anywhere...not even a maker's stamp or mould number. Guess I'll just have to go ahead and use it for an ingot mould. Didn't want to get involved with FleaBay again, anyhow.

Bill