Skillet Art

Saw this in an antique store in Pontiac, IL today and thought it was not only unique, but pretty darn good.

 

I am afraid the paiting would get ruined when I fired up my stove...... Just kidding. Yes it appears to be a beautiful picture.

Funny I was chastised today by one of my fellow cooks, cause a neighbor camper was all excited about his junk shop find of rusty old cast iron. 2 of the 3 pcs were cracked, so he said he would make wall hangings out of them, and wanted to go through the trouble of derusting and seasoning. I jokingly told him to paint them black, and phew I got told flat out ya don't paint cast iron. If ya can't cook with it, I am afraid it ain't no good to me.

 

The skillet was in fine shape; no cracks, not warped. There was no identifiable (to my untrained eye) markings to indicate a valuable vintage piece of iron. I should have looked at the price tag to see just how much they wanted. My guess is that it was more than it'd be worth to me, as the rest of their cast iron was pretty pricey.

 

Hi Alan. We didn't make it into the museum, but plan on getting back when we can spend some time. How's things on the East coast? Hope you guys are doing well.