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Griswold Manufacturing (/ ˈ ɡ r ɪ z w ɔː l d,-w əl d /) [1] was an American manufacturer of cast-iron kitchen products founded in Erie, Pennsylvania, in business from 1865 through 1957. For many years the company had a world-wide reputation for high-quality cast-iron cookware. Today, Griswold pieces are collectors' items.
The Griswold cast iron foundry was based in Erie, Pennsylvania; and until the early 1900s, cast-iron items from this company were marked with an "ERIE" logo. In the early 1900s, this was changed to a "GRISWOLD" logo, and it is this logo that is most commonly associated with Griswold cast-iron cookware. [citation needed]
Griswold and Wagner Ware Cast Iron Cookbook: Delicious and Simple Comfort Food. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-60239-803-0 "Wagner Manufacturing Co". The Cast Iron Collector; Wallace, Rich (August 1995). "Altenbach's Architectural Legacy Still Lives on in Shelby County".
Cast iron is a poor heat conductor compared to copper and aluminum, and this can result in uneven heating if a cast-iron pan is heated too quickly or on an undersized burner. [7] Cast iron has a higher heat capacity than copper but a lower heat capacity than stainless steel or aluminum. [ 8 ]
Griswold Manufacturing, an American manufacturer of cast iron home products based in Erie, Pennsylvania, that operated from 1865 until 1957; Griswold Signal Company, a manufacturer of traffic signals and railroad grade crossing signals based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Samuel Griswold (December 27, 1790 in Burlington, Connecticut – September 14, 1867 in Clinton, Georgia) was an American industrial pioneer in the 1820s based in central Georgia. He was the founder of Griswoldville village, an industrial site. His father was Jeremiah Griswold (1745–1813) and his mother was Phoebe Case (1751–1798).
Revere Ware is considered a highly collectible brand of cookware, much like certain cast iron cookware brands. Like all collectibles, some pieces have become more desirable than others. There have been many different lines and subtle changes incurred since 1939, yet most utensils retain a particularly universal look.
The Iron Age is an archaeological age, the last of the three-age system of Old World prehistory. It follows the Bronze Age, in the Ancient Near East beginning c. 1200 BC, and in Europe beginning in 793 It is taken to end with the beginning of Classical Antiquity, in about the 6th century BC, although in Northern Europe, the Germanic Iron Age is taken to last until the beginning of the Viking ...