Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
ones are more rare or valuable than others?

Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
that info as far as I could tell.

Denise~* wrote:
> Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
> other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
> the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
> ones are more rare or valuable than others?
>
> Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
> that info as far as I could tell.

Are you collecting it? Are there really people who collect it? I
think it's horrible stuff, myself, although I'm still using my
double-boiler I got for a wedding present in 1962. ;-)

N.

Denise~* wrote:
> Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
> other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
> the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
> ones are more rare or valuable than others?
>
> Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
> that info as far as I could tell.

I think the stuff made by Paul himself is pretty valuable these days!

Nancy2 wrote:

> I think it's horrible stuff, myself, although I'm still using my
> double-boiler I got for a wedding present in 1962. ;-)

I feel like the restaurant critic who said, "The food is miserable, and
they give you so *little* of it!" Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
sure does last forever.

salgud wrote:
> Denise~* wrote:
> > Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
> > other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
> > the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
> > ones are more rare or valuable than others?
> >
> > Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
> > that info as far as I could tell.
>
> I think the stuff made by Paul himself is pretty valuable these days!

Yup, but I'm pretty sure he didn't call it "Revereware." LOL.

My double boiler works only because it's a double boiler, and I never
put the insert on the burner directly, nor do I ever put anything but
water in the bottom part.

N.

On 24 Aug 2006 21:12:55 -0700, "Denise~*" >
wrote:

>Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
>other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
>the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
>ones are more rare or valuable than others?
>
>Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
>that info as far as I could tell.

They used to stamp the date on the bottom. I don't know if/when they
stopped doing that.

I like my Revereware and have no problems cooking with it.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Bailey Legull wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>
> > I think it's horrible stuff, myself,

> Revereware is horrible --

I have some "vintage" Reverware - from the 70s, I think - and it took
me all the way through college and grad school and postdoc and...

Well, I stopped using it recently b/c the bottom is warped, and I have
a glass cook top. Mine had the "phenolic" handles, so it never got hot.
For boiling water uses (top honors as the ramen pot), it was as good as
All Clad.

June

Curly Sue wrote:
> On 24 Aug 2006 21:12:55 -0700, "Denise~*" >
> wrote:
>
>> Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design &
>> any other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that
>> tells the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some
>> certain ones are more rare or valuable than others?
>>
>> Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
>> that info as far as I could tell.
>
> They used to stamp the date on the bottom. I don't know if/when they
> stopped doing that.
>
> I like my Revereware and have no problems cooking with it.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

I'm with you, Sue. I bought mine in the late 70's. Mom got hers in the
early 1950's. All are still in-use. I never thought about a date on them;
I'm not collecting the stuff.

Jill

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> Are you collecting it? Are there really people who collect it? I
> think it's horrible stuff, myself, although I'm still using my
> double-boiler I got for a wedding present in 1962. ;-)
>
> N.
>

I don't mind it, especially for everyday use. I do have better pans for
more serious cooking.

Curly Sue wrote:
>
> They used to stamp the date on the bottom. I don't know if/when they
> stopped doing that.

OK! I have seem a 2 digit number on some pieces. Thanks.

> I like my Revereware and have no problems cooking with it.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'm with you, Sue. I bought mine in the late 70's. Mom got hers in the
> early 1950's. All are still in-use. I never thought about a date on them;
> I'm not collecting the stuff.
>
> Jill
>

We got a set when we got married also, but I have picked up quite a few
older pieces though the years & some I know are older just by the way
they are made. I'm mostly just curious as to the age.

Denise~* wrote:
> Does anybody know of a web site that chronicles the stamp design & any
> other characteristics of the Revere Ware copper pots/pans that tells
> the year/s they were manufactured and also maybe also if some certain
> ones are more rare or valuable than others?
>
> Yes, I did try to Google it & the Revere Ware website doesn't give
> that info as far as I could tell.

I've been in the antiques and (regretably) collectibles trade for 12
years, and have never seen nor heard of used Revere pots and pans
having any value or rarity. But, hey, what do I know I'm a baby in
this trade. Maybe I've been giving thousands of dollars worth or
Revere cookware to the women's shelter for use in their safehouses and
for women and children in transition to apartments.

A quick look in my cuboards says this, my gr. grandmother's RW saucepan
has no numbering on it (she bought them when she had got a gas stove in
the early 1930s), my 10qt stock pot has a 95 on it, probably about the
year I bought it, and my double boiler purchased last year no numbers.


Now if it were PR silver.....welcome to the world of teaspoons worth
10k.

Jessica

Bailey Legull wrote:

> Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
> heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
> sure does last forever.
>

I've never had a problem with the handles getting "sizzling hot" but
then again I'm smart enough to use a pot holder when necessary? And
that's not commonly needed. Mine heats pretty well, evenly. It was the
first cookware I picked out as a bride. I've been pleased, although I
certainly have added many other brand of saucepans, frying pans and
dutch ovens to the kitchen. I use them all!

jmcquown wrote:

> I'm with you, Sue. I bought mine in the late 70's. Mom got hers in the
> early 1950's. All are still in-use. I never thought about a date on them;
> I'm not collecting the stuff.

Same here. I bought mine as a teenager in the late 70s.
I gave up polishing the copper bottom long, long ago though.
Goomba

Oh pshaw, on Fri 25 Aug 2006 08:07:22p, Goomba38 meant to say...

> Bailey Legull wrote:
>
>> Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
>> heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
>> sure does last forever.
>>
>
> I've never had a problem with the handles getting "sizzling hot" but
> then again I'm smart enough to use a pot holder when necessary? And
> that's not commonly needed. Mine heats pretty well, evenly. It was the
> first cookware I picked out as a bride. I've been pleased, although I
> certainly have added many other brand of saucepans, frying pans and
> dutch ovens to the kitchen. I use them all!

My mom had a set for over 45 years and never had a problem with any aspect of
the pans. Although I have my own assortment of pans, I now have mom's set
and use them occasionally. I think they're still rather nice.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Terraform Mars? Why not terraform the Earth?

Goomba38 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I'm with you, Sue. I bought mine in the late 70's. Mom got hers in the
>> early 1950's. All are still in-use. I never thought about a date on
>> them;
>> I'm not collecting the stuff.
>
>
> Same here. I bought mine as a teenager in the late 70s.
> I gave up polishing the copper bottom long, long ago though.
> Goomba

You know, I just cleaned/polished all of mine & that's what made me
think of the stamp on the bottom, since some of them are different than
others. Not just the date, but the actual 'picture'.

Some, especially the 'goodwill' purchased ones, had the worst build up
of tarnish (or whatever) on the copper. Guess what took it right off.
I used an old SOS pad so's it wouldn't have any soap in it anymore
(plain 'fine' steel wool would work just the same) and a nice generous
sprinkle of 'Bar Keepers Friend'. A dab of water and just a little
elbow grease took it right off.

Goomba38 wrote:

> Same here. I bought mine as a teenager in the late 70s.
> I gave up polishing the copper bottom long, long ago though.

Whoa, who polishes Revereware? (The same people that iron their
underwear?)

But if you want to remove tarnish from copper, a little bit of vinegar
and salt will do the hard work, then you can follow up with your usual
polish thing.

Or, in my case, I just let it be after the vinegar/salt step. The
surface is very matte afterward, but that was fine w/me.

June

Goomba38 wrote:
> Bailey Legull wrote:
>
> > Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
> > heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
> > sure does last forever.
>
> I've never had a problem with the handles getting "sizzling hot" but
> then again I'm smart enough to use a pot holder when necessary?

I suppose it's my own fault. I've got a gas stove, and sometimes I
crank up the burners. If the pot is close to the size of the burners,
the flames will travel up the side of the pot rather than confine
themselves to the underneath. Which superheats the handles, which can
come as quite a surprise to the distracted cook.

Yes, I use a pot holder "when necessary," but one [i.e., I] wouldn't
think that when cooking soup, etc., it would be necessary.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Oh pshaw, on Fri 25 Aug 2006 08:07:22p, Goomba38 meant to say...
>
>
>>Bailey Legull wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
>>>heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
>>>sure does last forever.
>>>
>>
>>I've never had a problem with the handles getting "sizzling hot" but
>>then again I'm smart enough to use a pot holder when necessary? And
>>that's not commonly needed. Mine heats pretty well, evenly. It was the
>>first cookware I picked out as a bride. I've been pleased, although I
>>certainly have added many other brand of saucepans, frying pans and
>>dutch ovens to the kitchen. I use them all!
>
>
> My mom had a set for over 45 years and never had a problem with any aspect of
> the pans. Although I have my own assortment of pans, I now have mom's set
> and use them occasionally. I think they're still rather nice.
>
The really old Revereware was considerably heavier than there
newer offerings. My grandmother's is very nice, my mom's was
okay, and by the time I got some, it was pretty light-weight.
I'd like to find more of the really old pots and pans. I
find them a lot more comfortable to handle than many of the
modern lauded brands (e.g., AllClad), and I like the lid
design. Oh, and the old handles never got hot.

--
Jean B.

Bailey Legull wrote:

> I've got a gas stove, and sometimes I
> crank up the burners. If the pot is close to the size of the burners,
> the flames will travel up the side of the pot rather than confine
> themselves to the underneath. Which superheats the handles, which can
> come as quite a surprise to the distracted cook.
>
> Yes, I use a pot holder "when necessary," but one [i.e., I] wouldn't
> think that when cooking soup, etc., it would be necessary.
>

None of that is a failing of Revereware, but rather your own doing.
ANY pot handle will heat up when exposed to flame.

On 25 Aug 2006 14:13:51 -0700, " >
wrote:

>
>Bailey Legull wrote:
>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> > I think it's horrible stuff, myself,
>
>> Revereware is horrible --
>
>I have some "vintage" Reverware - from the 70s, I think - and it took
>me all the way through college and grad school and postdoc and...
>
>Well, I stopped using it recently b/c the bottom is warped, and I have
>a glass cook top. Mine had the "phenolic" handles, so it never got hot.
>For boiling water uses (top honors as the ramen pot), it was as good as
>All Clad.

Boy do I ever agree with this. I have 4 Revereware pots, one of which
was my grandmother's. I bought the other 3 in the late 70's or
perhaps the very early 80's. They are all in fine shape and perform
just as well (and better in some cases) than some of my foux foux
fancy schmancy big bucks pieces. Wouldn't trade em for anything.
Especially grandma's :-)

TammyM

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:07:22 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Bailey Legull wrote:
>
>> Revereware is horrible -- doesn't
>> heat well or evenly, not non-stick, handles get sizzling hot -- but it
>> sure does last forever.
>>
>
>I've never had a problem with the handles getting "sizzling hot" but
>then again I'm smart enough to use a pot holder when necessary? And
>that's not commonly needed. Mine heats pretty well, evenly. It was the
>first cookware I picked out as a bride. I've been pleased, although I
>certainly have added many other brand of saucepans, frying pans and
>dutch ovens to the kitchen. I use them all!

Oooo, yeah, I neglected to mention in previous post. Mine never ever
get sizzling hot. I've got one mega-output burner too, and it's never
been a problem for me. Obviously mileage varies here, but that's my
experience.

TammyM, ObOT: just saw "Snakes on a Plane" and LOVED it. High camp,
and every airplane disaster cliche in the book and then some.

In article .com>,
" > wrote:

> Bailey Legull wrote:
> > Nancy2 wrote:
> >
> > > I think it's horrible stuff, myself,
>
> > Revereware is horrible --
>
> I have some "vintage" Reverware - from the 70s, I think - and it took
> me all the way through college and grad school and postdoc and...
>
> Well, I stopped using it recently b/c the bottom is warped, and I have
> a glass cook top. Mine had the "phenolic" handles, so it never got hot.
> For boiling water uses (top honors as the ramen pot), it was as good as
> All Clad.
>
> June

I bought my set back in the late 70's. The pots have gone through much
the same voyage as yours have, including 4 interstate moves. They held
up better than the SO's espresso machine or car did on the last move.

Cindy

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