ntantiques wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2:18 pm, "Chris Marksberry"
> > wrote:
>>> I was googling 'large granite ware roaster' that Wayne said, "I
>>> still have a large granite ware roaster that I use for a lot of
>>> things.
>>
>>> and I come up with this blogspot page with all the rfc postings.
>>> Is this an rfc page?
>>
>>> I don't get it.
>>
>>> 'Anyway,' I was wondering because some refer to a 'granny speckled
>>> roaster.' I've never heard it called that either. Or is large
>>> granite and granny speckled the same item?
>>> Thanks.
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> Here's a picture of Graniteware.
>>
>> http://www.goodmans.net/search.asp?t=m&m=97
>>
>> I believe Graniteware is a brand name, but the description is
>> porcelain on steel cookware... it is the speckled-looking cookware.
>>
>> I have a small oval roaster that was my mother's, but sadly it had
>> begun to rust and I can't locate a replacement.
>
> Granite ware is a generic term for utilitarian items made of stamped
> metal (as opposed to molded or cast iron) and coated with enamel. It
> was available from many different manufacturers and made in many
> different countries starting in the 19th century. It is still being
> made, but the newer stuff I've seen doesn't compare in quality to the
> old stuff. The older stuff was highly collected in the 1980's.
> Color and pattern made some of it more desirable (and pricier), but
> whether it was speckled, splotched, hombre, or solid, it was all
> called Granite ware.
> It was bread and butter for an antique dealer (snippage)
We're not necessarily talking antique granite ware, granny-ware,
splatterware... it's still made today. I'm sure the antiques are desireable
and were great for antiques dealers in the day, but you can still buy the
stuff.
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/sear...d=granite+ware
http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?item...at=0&i4Cat= 0
You can still buy Fiestaware, too. The production was discontinued for a
while (due to lead content, I think) but I found a number of bright new
Fiestaware bowls and a pitcher a few years ago available for sale at (of all
places) 'Cracker Barrel' a few years ago. I saw them and snapped them up.
Not to disparage you in any way, but things which are "antique" are often
still available today. And quite usable.
Jill