{"product_id":"collectible-cast-iron","title":"Collectible Cast Iron","description":"\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\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMany of the cast-iron foundries in Germany were converted to support the\r\nGerman military during WWI and WWII. Unfortunately for these foundries,\r\nthis made them prime military targets. The result was many of the\r\nfoundries were destroyed, along with all their records, catalogs,\r\npatterns, and molds. Little information was left behind for collectors\r\nto research and catalog the foundry marks on many of the collectible\r\npans cast in Germany. Known manufacturers covered include the following:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Berkley Machine Works and Foundry Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Buzuluk a.s.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Cousances–Le Creuset\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Eisenwerk Lauchhammer\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Eisenwerk Martinlamitz GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Frank’sche Eisenwerk GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Gottbill ser Erben Eisenwerk\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Griswold Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Frank W Hay and Sons\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    J. C. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    John Wright Company\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Lodge Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Savery and Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Wagner Manufacturing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Węgierska Górka Eisenwerk\u003cbr\u003e\r\n    Železárny a Smaltovny Bartelmus a.s.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\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[AuthorName]By John Briggs[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Briggs\u003c\/strong\u003e studied at Le Cordon Bleu and publishes the \u003cem\u003eCast Iron Chef\u003c\/em\u003e food blog on Facebook.  He is married with five daughters and lives in Spain, where he is a volunteer chef at José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen in Madrid.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]583 color images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Bundt Pans and Gugelhupf Cake Forms[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]583 color images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":68383983698143,"sku":"9780764369353","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/9780764369353.jpg?v=1793919500","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/collectible-cast-iron","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}