norgeway
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Well...Donald and I made our rounds thru the Antique malls and Thrift stores.... Here is what I found! First a picture of the first three items!
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norgeway
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First!!
Left to right , they are Aristo Craft, Universal Electric frypan and a Wagner Square cast iron skillet.
Left to right , they are Aristo Craft, Universal Electric frypan and a Wagner Square cast iron skillet.
norgeway
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Aristo Craft!
I love this stuff....7.00 Salvation Army!
I love this stuff....7.00 Salvation Army!
norgeway
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Bottom.
Clean as a pin!
Clean as a pin!
norgeway
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Universal Electric!
With the window lid!
With the window lid!
norgeway
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It was!
$ 4.00 at a small independent thrift store! Who says you have to pay foolish e-bay prices!
$ 4.00 at a small independent thrift store! Who says you have to pay foolish e-bay prices!
norgeway
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Wagner!!!!
Square cast iron skillet, I have wanted one of these forever,but most of them are 50.00 or more!! This one was 20.00 at a antique mall!
Square cast iron skillet, I have wanted one of these forever,but most of them are 50.00 or more!! This one was 20.00 at a antique mall!
norgeway
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But I saved the absolute best for last!!!
For the grand sum of 10.00....The Absolute cleanest, next to new Model 12 Mixmaster I have ever seen, the guy in the antique mall who had it said, well,it has no beaters or bowls so 10 .00 So I took it to the checkout VERY QUICKLY, brought it home, went to my storage building, retrived both bowls and beaters!!! And set it on the counter, oiled it ,plugged it in, runs like brand new!!!!
For the grand sum of 10.00....The Absolute cleanest, next to new Model 12 Mixmaster I have ever seen, the guy in the antique mall who had it said, well,it has no beaters or bowls so 10 .00 So I took it to the checkout VERY QUICKLY, brought it home, went to my storage building, retrived both bowls and beaters!!! And set it on the counter, oiled it ,plugged it in, runs like brand new!!!!
norgeway
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So the moral of this story is!!!
Buy all the beaters, bowls etc you see, you never know when you might need them!!!
Buy all the beaters, bowls etc you see, you never know when you might need them!!!
Never ever seen that Universal pan, very neat. I know someone that will pay you a million dollars for it (not me) right Terry.
And the Sunbeam, that looks like it was never used, probably wasn't used much at all.
And the Sunbeam, that looks like it was never used, probably wasn't used much at all.
polkanut
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Hans,
Our friends have the complete set of Aristo Craft cookware by West Bend, and Elaine says she wouldn't trade it for anything, not even vintage Revere Ware.
Our friends have the complete set of Aristo Craft cookware by West Bend, and Elaine says she wouldn't trade it for anything, not even vintage Revere Ware.
norgeway
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Aristo Craft vs Revere!
There really is no comparing the two,Revere will BURN WATER...My Mom and Aunt always had it, I burned everything I ever tried to cook in it,Aristo Craft is thick and heavy, three plies of metal,it heats even,but of course I dont use high heat with any good cookware.
There really is no comparing the two,Revere will BURN WATER...My Mom and Aunt always had it, I burned everything I ever tried to cook in it,Aristo Craft is thick and heavy, three plies of metal,it heats even,but of course I dont use high heat with any good cookware.
Hans, I have that same cast iron skillet, but I"m not sure if it's Wagner or not. It's probably 12", maybe a bit bigger. I think it belonged to one of my grandmothers. I've used it a couple of times to make a huge batch of cornbread.
Square skillet
Hans,
My grandmother also had a square cast iron skillet that she always made pancakes in, as well as scrambled eggs. The skillet was fairly large, about 14 inches. How big is the skillet that you bought?
Hans,
My grandmother also had a square cast iron skillet that she always made pancakes in, as well as scrambled eggs. The skillet was fairly large, about 14 inches. How big is the skillet that you bought?
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Great score on that mixer! I'm a big fan of Wagner Ware C.I. and that skillet is great.
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Hanns,
I would love to tag along with you some time when you go on one of your treasure trip. BTW, do you ever get the chance to go to the big Antique Fair Festival that is held in Liberty, NC?
John
I would love to tag along with you some time when you go on one of your treasure trip. BTW, do you ever get the chance to go to the big Antique Fair Festival that is held in Liberty, NC?
John
Great finds! I found a beautiful mixer complete like that a couple years ago and wife NEVER used it. Sold it in a garage sale this summer 
Nothing like a great frying pan as well!
In 1957 we lived in Kansas City and a horrible tornado came through and destroy my parents home and all inside was gone. She purchased a brand new copper bottom Revereware skillet, largest you can get. She tempered it well over the years cooking for the family. I now have owned it for the past 20 years or so. It has been and will always be the best fryer in the house for large cooking jobs.
Congrats on the great finds!
Nothing like a great frying pan as well!In 1957 we lived in Kansas City and a horrible tornado came through and destroy my parents home and all inside was gone. She purchased a brand new copper bottom Revereware skillet, largest you can get. She tempered it well over the years cooking for the family. I now have owned it for the past 20 years or so. It has been and will always be the best fryer in the house for large cooking jobs.
Congrats on the great finds!
norgeway
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Answers!
John, We have been to Liberty several times, You are welcome to go Junking with us anytime. As for the Wagner skillet, its 9 1/2 inches square, I also have a Wagner saute pan that is about 8 1/2 inches that was my Aunts,Also have all my Grandmothers Griswold, which was all she would have.As for the Revere Ware...My Mom and Aunt loved it, but I never had any luck cooking in it,to my mind it is way too sensitive to heat changes.I do think it is about the best looking stuff when all polished up .
John, We have been to Liberty several times, You are welcome to go Junking with us anytime. As for the Wagner skillet, its 9 1/2 inches square, I also have a Wagner saute pan that is about 8 1/2 inches that was my Aunts,Also have all my Grandmothers Griswold, which was all she would have.As for the Revere Ware...My Mom and Aunt loved it, but I never had any luck cooking in it,to my mind it is way too sensitive to heat changes.I do think it is about the best looking stuff when all polished up .
