Collecting Vintage Graniteware and Enamelware
Need to add some color to your kitchen or just want that country look? How about collecting or decorating with enamelware, also known as graniteware.
November 7, 2006 (Press Release) --
Collecting Vintage Graniteware and Enamelware
Need to add some color to your kitchen or just want that country look? How about collecting or decorating with enamelware, also known as graniteware. Enameled kitchenware was first mass-produced in Europe, in the last quarter of the 19th century, where it was manufactured in England, France, Germany, and elsewhere. The artisans of these countries brought their trade secrets to our shores when they arrived as immigrants. In time, American enameled items came to be called graniteware -- a term that may have arisen from the popularity of Granite Iron Ware, a line first produced in 1876 by the St. Louis Stamping Co.
Enamelware was made up until the 1940's, but newer pieces were made during the 70's and are still being made. The newer pieces are normally lighter in weight, made cheaper and don't have that earlier look. Many vintage pieces will have chips and dings from daily use and that shouldn't deter you from collecting them.
There were many types of kitchen and household items made, also toys. Enamelware was made in many colors and combinations. There were hundreds of different patterns made over the years. Some pieces are very affordable given their age and some can be very expensive due to scarcity. But the nice thing is that you can set a price range and pretty much make a nice collection within your budget.
We have been buying and selling graniteware for many years and have had little items up to a large cooking pot that was about the size of half of a 55 gallon drum.
We have nice selection of interesting antique and vintage graniteware pieces in our shop. Many that are normally difficult to find. A few of these pieces are the more common, pots and pans, pie pans, colanders of all types (look great hanging on the wall), baking pans, funnels, cups, bowls, pottys, ladles, dippers and other utensils. A few harder to find muffin tins, chamber sticks, coffee pots, small buckets, cream cans, cake molds. Also rarer pieces like flasks, lunch buckets, oil bottles, blue - white swirl cuspidor / spitoon, a few toys and a graniteware deep fryer (the first I have ever seen).
Please visit our shop at: countryjoescollectiblestuff.com
Need to add some color to your kitchen or just want that country look? How about collecting or decorating with enamelware, also known as graniteware. Enameled kitchenware was first mass-produced in Europe, in the last quarter of the 19th century, where it was manufactured in England, France, Germany, and elsewhere. The artisans of these countries brought their trade secrets to our shores when they arrived as immigrants. In time, American enameled items came to be called graniteware -- a term that may have arisen from the popularity of Granite Iron Ware, a line first produced in 1876 by the St. Louis Stamping Co.
Enamelware was made up until the 1940's, but newer pieces were made during the 70's and are still being made. The newer pieces are normally lighter in weight, made cheaper and don't have that earlier look. Many vintage pieces will have chips and dings from daily use and that shouldn't deter you from collecting them.
There were many types of kitchen and household items made, also toys. Enamelware was made in many colors and combinations. There were hundreds of different patterns made over the years. Some pieces are very affordable given their age and some can be very expensive due to scarcity. But the nice thing is that you can set a price range and pretty much make a nice collection within your budget.
We have been buying and selling graniteware for many years and have had little items up to a large cooking pot that was about the size of half of a 55 gallon drum.
We have nice selection of interesting antique and vintage graniteware pieces in our shop. Many that are normally difficult to find. A few of these pieces are the more common, pots and pans, pie pans, colanders of all types (look great hanging on the wall), baking pans, funnels, cups, bowls, pottys, ladles, dippers and other utensils. A few harder to find muffin tins, chamber sticks, coffee pots, small buckets, cream cans, cake molds. Also rarer pieces like flasks, lunch buckets, oil bottles, blue - white swirl cuspidor / spitoon, a few toys and a graniteware deep fryer (the first I have ever seen).
Please visit our shop at: countryjoescollectiblestuff.com
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