Collectible Cast Iron

The first and only book for collectors of cast-iron Bundt pans. Includes pans from both the US and Germany. Many of the cast-iron foundries in Germany were converted to support theGerman military during WWI and WWII. Unfortunately for these foundries,this made them prime military targets. The result was many of thefoundries were destroyed, along with all their records, catalogs,patterns, and molds. Little information was left behind for collectorsto research and catalog the foundry marks on many of the collectiblepans cast in Germany. Known manufacturers covered include the following: Berkley Machine Works and Foundry Co.Buzuluk a.s.Cousances–Le CreusetEisenwerk LauchhammerEisenwerk Martinlamitz GmbHFrank’sche Eisenwerk GmbHGottbill ser Erben EisenwerkGriswold Manufacturing Co.Frank W Hay and SonsJ. C. RobertsJohn Wright CompanyLodge Manufacturing Co.Savery and Co.Wagner Manufacturing Co.Węgierska Górka EisenwerkŽelezárny a Smaltovny Bartelmus a.s.The author has spent years researching and compiling one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of American cast-iron bundt and European gugelhupf pans in the world. Besides documenting and cataloging the known American Bundt pans, the author exhaustively researched foundry archives, catalogs, and brochures in Germany,  France, the Czech Republic, and Poland, gathering information on more than 75 previously undocumented cast-iron gugelhupf pans. The book contains more than 500 images and includes information on identification, rareness, and values.