Re-Cast?

[Christian Andersen]

Can someone tell me what a “Re-Cast” is?
I’m reading some previous threads.
And maybe how to identify such an item.
Sounds like a ‘knock-off’ not original recipe, etc.

[Roger Barfield]

A recast is when someone takes an original skillet and uses it as a pattern to make a copy of the original. 

[Christian Andersen]

A recast is when someone takes an original skillet and uses it as a pattern to make a copy of the original. 

And how do you identify a re cast from original?

[Roger Barfield]

You can tell by the casting. It is usually very rough. The markings are not sharp like an original.  They are also smaller.  An easy way to tell some is the gate mark is in the wrong place.  Example you see a Griswold skillet which are side gate and the recast may be bottom gated.  Griswold didn't make them bottom gated. 

[Christian Andersen]

Thank you!