REPRODUCTIONS AND FANTASIES

FOLLOWING WILL BE PHOTOS OF KNOWN REPRODUCTIONS AND FANTASIES.  THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE AND THEY WILL BE ADDED AS WE ACQUIRE PIECES FOR OUR REPRODUCTION AND FANTASY COLLECTION.  WE REQUEST MEMBERS TO DONATE THEIR REPRODUCTION PIECES TO THE CLUB SO THEY CAN BE PHOTOGRAPHED, PUT ON THE WEBSITE AND KEPT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.  THEY CAN PROVE TO BE VALUABLE TO NEWBIES AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR SOME TIME.  WE HOPE THESE WILL ASSIST IN YOUR ADVENTURES OF COLLECTING VINTAGE COOKWARE!

SKILLETS

  

GRISWOLD NO. 1, PN. 411.  THE SKILLET ON THE LEFT IS THE REPRO, BUT SOME ARE NOT SO SURE IT IS A REPRO.  ROUGH CASTING,

BUT MEASURES THE SAME AND WEIGHS THE SAME AS THE REAL ONE.  VERY INTERESTING!

ANOTHER FAKE SKILLET CLAIMING TO BE A NO. 1 GRISWOLD SKILLET.  ROUGH CASTING, 1 ON UNDERSIDE OF HANDLE!  NOT EVEN CLOSE!

                                        GRISWOLD NO. 12 SKILLET, ALUMINUM, NOT A BAD ONE, THOUGH

 

"0" SIZE SKILLET, VERY HEAVY METAL, TERRIBLE CASTING

 

"0' SIZE SKILLET, ROUGH CASTING, TERRIBLE PATTERN

  

"0" SIZE SKILLET, POOR CASTING, ROUGH, CHROMED

   

NO. 14 SIZE GRISWOLD SKILLET, POOR, ROUGH CASTING, VERY HEAVY

 

 

NO. 5, SMALL LOGO GRISWOLD, ALUMINUM SKILLET, ROUGH CASTING

 

REPRODUCTION "ERIE" NO. 5 SKILLET, WRONG PATTERN NUMBER, HEAVY, ROUGH

NO. 5 "ERIE" SKILLET, REAL THING.  NOTE PATTERN NUMBER 724

 

"0" SIZE WAGNER WARE TOY SKILLET, ALUMINUM, ROUGH CASTING

 

"0" SIZE "WAGNER" TOY SKILLET, EARLY ONE, ROUGH CASTING, HEAVY

 

GRISWOLD SQUARE EGG SILLET, GRISWOLD IN CIRCLE SPACED POORLY, HEAVY

 

WAGNER WARE NO. 3 CAST IRON SKILLET, ROUGH, ROUGH CASTING--ANY NOVICE SHOULD SPOT THIS ONE!

 NO. 4 WAPAK INDIAN MEDALLION REPRODUCTION, WRONG                    REAL WAPAK NO. 4 SKILLET.  NOTE HANDLE AND SHARP,

HANDLE, POOR IMAGE OF INDIAN, ROUGH                                                         CRISP INDIAN MEDALLION.

 

WAGNER WARE ALUMINUM SKILLET, NO 3., ALUMINUM, POOR CASTING, GATE MARK !!

 

GRISWOLD NO. 3 SIZE CLIFF CORNELL ADVERTISING SKILLET

ROUGH PATTERN USED, ROUGH CASTING, VERY HEAVY

 

GRISWOLD NO. 2 SKILLET, NOW COME ON!  ANYONE SHOULD SEE THIS IS A REPRO!

 

GRISWOLD NO. 3 SKILLET, CAST IRON, VERY POOR PATTERN USED, ROUGH CASTING, HEAVY

WAFFLE IRONS

 

SIMMONS "KEEN KUTTER" WAFFLE IRON.  BE CAREFUL OF THIS ONE!  THE CASTING IS SOMEWHAT ROUGH

BUT NOT REALLY BAD FOR A REPRO.  IT HAS ALASKA COIL HANDLES.  KEEN KUTTER IN THE WAFFLE PATTERN ROUGH.

WAPAK NO. 8 WAFFLE IRON, ROUGH CASTING, POOR INDIAN IMAGE

 

GRISWOLD NO. 8 SIZE "CLOWS" WAFFLE IRON, KEY IMAGE ON OUTSIDE OF ONE PADDLE AND LETTERS ON THE OUTSIDE

OF THE OTHER PADDLE.  SOMEWHAT ROUGH ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PADDLES.

 

 

 

A BRAND NEW WAFFLE IRON COPIED AFTER THE GRISWOLD AMERICAN NO. 8 WAFFLE IRON.

CALLS INSELF THE LOG CABIN WAFFLE IRON.  NOT A BAD CASTING!

MUFFIN PANS

 

GRISWOLD SMALL CORN/WHEAT STICK PAN, NO. 262, ROUGH CASTING, ROUNDED TABS

  

REPRO ON THE LEFT AND REAL ONE ON THE RIGHT

 

A DIFFERENT REPRO OF THE SMALL CORN/WHEAT STICK PAN.  WRONG NUMBER, ROUGH CASTING

 

FANTASY PIECE, GRISWOLD NEVER MADE A "LEFTOVER BATTER PAN", REALLY ROUGH CASTING

 

GRISWOLD NO. 26  VIENNA ROLL PAN,  NOT MARKED ON OUTSIDE OF PAN, ROUGH CASTING

 

   

WAGNER WARE TEA SIZE KKK PAN, ROUGH CASTING

 

WAGNER WARE REGULAR SIZE KRUSTY KORN KOB PAN, ROUGH CASTING, MAY HAVE BEEN MADE

AFTER WAGNER WARE SOLD TO GENERAL HOUSEWARES CORP.

 

FAKE PIECE, WAGNER WARE NEVER MADE A FIVE EAR PIECE.  REPRO MADE FROM PARTIAL PATTERN

OF A WAGNER KKK PAN.

 

REPRODUCTION OF A REID PAN.  VERY HEAVY COMPARED TO A REAL REID PAN.

 

GRISWOLD NO. 28 WHOLE WHEAT STICK PAN, ROUGH CASTING, HEAVY

TOYS AND MINIATURES

 

 

GRISWOLD TOY TEAKETTLE.  NO WHERE NEAR THE REAL THING! ROUGH CASTING AND HEAVY

 

FANTASY PIECE.  GRISWOLD NEVER MADE A TOY HEARTS AND STAR WAFFLE IRON.

CAKE MOLDS

 

   

GRISWOLD RABBIT CAKE MOLD.  ROUGH CASTING.  IDENTIFCATION ON LOOP UNEVEN, AND THE LETTER "I" IS A STRAIGHT STICK

AND ON THE REAL ONE, THE LETTER "I" HAS THE "HAT" AND "FOOT" ON IT.  YOU CAN SEE THE ROUGHNESS OF THE CASTING IN THESE PHOTOS

ASHTRAYS

 

 

ALUMINUM, VERY POOR CASTING, SYMBOL BARELY SHOWS

 

ANOTHER ALUMINUM REPRO, DETAIL A LITTER BETTER

 

GRISWOLD CAST IRON ASHTRAY, ROUGH CASTING, INSIDE AD VERY FAINT

 

FANTASY ASHTRAY MADE USING A SQUARE EGG SKILLET AS A PATTERN.  ROUGH CASTING!

 

A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKED TO MAKE THESE ALUMINUM REPROS OF THE ASHTRAY.  ROUGH CASTING

 

TWO MORE ALUMINUM REPRO ASHTRAYS, ROUGH CASTINGS

 

GRISWOLD SQUARE ASHTRAY, PN 770, ROUGH CASTING IS MOST EVIDENT

 

FANTASY PIECE, ALUMINUM ASHTRAY MADE BY USING THE SQUARE EGG SKILLET AS A PATTERN.  ROUGH CASTING

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

 

 

GRISWOLD HEAT REGULATOR, PN 300, ALUMINUM, POOR CASTING

 

GRISWOLD PUP!  THERE ARE MANY, MANY VARIATIONS ON THE PUP REPROS.  THE LETTERING ON MOST IS NOT SHARP

AND THE IRON IS ROUGH.  THE GRISWOLD PUP IS SMOOTH AND THE LETTERING IS VERY CLEAR!

 

 

GRISWOLD SKILLET RACK!  LOOK AT THE MOLDED LIKE FEET.  THE GRISWOLD MARKED PIECE IS ROUGH AND NOT

SHAPED LIKE THE REAL ONE.  THE PN 1064 IS IMPRESS LIKE AS OPPOSED TO BEING CAST AS PART OF THE PIECE.

 

 

ALUMINUM JUICER, LIKE WAGNER WARE.  A ROUGHER CASTING THAN WAGNER MADE.