When I saw an old Griswold cast-iron skillet and lid at an estate sale in Santa Fe last summer, I didn’t quite know what to do. For a few minutes, I stood there like a log stuck in an eddy ...

Free shipping for new subscribers. Isaac Morton’s small business, Smithey Ironware, was inspired by a single, decrepit piece of metal: a vintage Griswold cast iron skillet. “I was just taken by the ...

If you weren’t aware, vintage cast-iron skillets can be highly collectible. And while there are many collectible pieces, there are none that have reached the status of Griswold’s famed “Spider Skillet ...

He's noticed a major resurgence in cast iron, particularly antique and other collectible types — old cookware from manufacturers such as Griswold, Wagner and Lodge. He asserts that antique cast ...