New Auction finds!

[wmlw4]

Here are a couple items I got at an antique auction yesterday. [smiley=clap.gif] Thought I'd share! Going to Michelle's school of posting photos! [smiley=read.gif] Hope I'm a good student! Thanks Michelle! My baby Girl Taylor (Yellow Lab) helped me out with the photos for size comparison ;D Haven't cleaned em up yet :)

[wmlw4]

There were a couple other collectors, but actually only one other that ran up the prices. He got the little stove I wanted :'( and didn't give me too much competition on the kettle. I got the kettle for $70 and the skillet for $150, but they included 3 antique vases in the grouping, so I will recoup some $$ on those ;D I like em' ::) If he wasn't there I would have stolen the skillet >:(Thanks!

[Greg Stahl]

Nice pot.  This is called a light casting pot in my 1864 book for this foundry.  They were made in sizes 1-15 (1/2 -32 gallons).  Price in my book is $4.00 in 1866.  Remember Savery Co. sold all of their cast iron products by the pound.

[wmlw4]

Thanks Greg! So what do you suppose the current value is, or do you think it's however bad a person wants it? :-? I'm sure I won't be selling it as I just love it, and it is in such great shape and has such a history. I am anxious to get a chance to put some mineral oil on it ;) My back will tell you today, that it's worth a lot if it's by the pound ;D

[Greg Stahl]

Value is dependent on how it is sold.  Not many collectors interested in Savery (besides me), especially these big pots, as they are hard to display and take up a lot of room.  However, lately, these large pots have gone from 150-$200+.  If I had to guess, I'd say $175-250.

Savery items are very crude and don't have very smooth textures either.  I have a few items that are smooth but most of them are rough, definitely not like a Griswold and WW finish to them

Perry, yes, all of their items were sold by the pound.  The catalog that I have is about 3x7 and has about 80 pages (I"m guessing, as I'm at the hospital right now.

Here is a pix of the foundry
http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W329.htm

And here is a pix of the catalog that I have

[C. Perry Rapier]

Wow Greg, thats a neat lookin book, it looks brand new. Do you have those for resale?

I like the looks of those Savery kettles. I have bid on them before but didn't do any good. Marylou, how much do you think your 15 gallon one weighs? Can you pick it up?

[Greg Stahl]

The pix I posted is from the Internet (library in Delaware).  That library has the only other copy of this catalogue that I have seen and it is identical to mine and yeap it is in pretty darn good shape too.  I have not reprinted this one, the pages inside are really fragile.

[maloney108]

Greg, Which library in Delaware?  I'm guessing Winterthur, but it could be the U. Del. library too.  I'd like to go there and see what else they have.

[Greg Stahl]

Jim,  University of Delaware.
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/tradecat/3house.htm