{"product_id":"9780764369353-collectible-cast-iron","title":"Collectible Cast Iron","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBundt Pans and Gugelhupf Cake Forms\u003cbr\u003eThe first and only book for collectors of cast iron bundt pans. Includes pans from both the US and Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first and only book for collectors of cast-iron Bundt pans. Includes pans from both the US and Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Many of the cast-iron foundries in Germany were converted to support the  German military during WWI and WWII. Unfortunately for these foundries,  this made them prime military targets. The result was many of the  foundries were destroyed, along with all their records, catalogs,  patterns, and molds. Little information was left behind for collectors  to research and catalog the foundry marks on many of the collectible  pans cast in Germany. Known manufacturers covered include the following:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e      Berkley Machine Works and Foundry Co.\u003cbr\u003e      Buzuluk a.s.\u003cbr\u003e      Cousances–Le Creuset\u003cbr\u003e      Eisenwerk Lauchhammer\u003cbr\u003e      Eisenwerk Martinlamitz GmbH\u003cbr\u003e      Frank’sche Eisenwerk GmbH\u003cbr\u003e      Gottbill ser Erben Eisenwerk\u003cbr\u003e      Griswold Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e      Frank W Hay and Sons\u003cbr\u003e      J. C. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e      John Wright Company\u003cbr\u003e      Lodge Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e      Savery and Co.\u003cbr\u003e      Wagner Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e      Węgierska Górka Eisenwerk\u003cbr\u003e      Železárny a Smaltovny Bartelmus a.s.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56091320123766,"sku":"9780764369353","price":40.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35785048_f5f153c1-ed1f-4325-a082-2eaa66b53e0a.jpg?v=1755831526","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780764369353-collectible-cast-iron","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}