Authenticating Cast Iron - By: blog.RubyLane.com, 2009-09-25

Resilient to abuse and versatile by nature, 'cast' iron was so named because it is made by 'casting' (pouring) molten iron into a mold. From the 1830's through the middle of the 1850's, cooking vessels – and the stoves on which to cook with them – were made of cast iron. Fanciful castings for windows, furniture and lawn decorations were also in great demand during this time period.

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