Well maybe you are the slow one because MY POINT is that they WERE readily available decades ago and they were CRAZY popular then as they are now. Maybe I should have hung out with more wealthy people And I never recall seeing it in anyones house. ![]() I don't recall seeing any enameledcookware in Walmart in 1985 or in 1995. my point was that they were not as readily available decades ago until they became crazy popular as of lately. I didn't say that this type of cookware did not exist. Maybe you're just slow so I'll break it down for you again. Everything I knew from decades ago was mostly Magnalite, glass or stainless. Maybe you grew up rich and were surrounded by the best of everything but that's not how the rest of the world was. I also have no knowledge about cookware trends in the 1850s. I wasn't alive back then and if you were I seriously doubt you were cooking and/or up to date with market trends. I can neither confirm nor deny what was taking place in the fifties. Did you grow up cooking in Jiffy Pop pans? In the 1950s, before the Wagner buy-out, a partially-enameled line known as Quaker Ware was briefly produced, the pans having white enamel interiors, with bare iron bottoms and handles.Īre you fricking retarded or did your parents press on your soft spot when you were a kid? It was EVERYWHERE in the 50's and 60's prior to that. The bulk of the pieces seen in the collectibles marketplace, however, appear to be from after 1940. (Erie, PA) Griswold began enameling cast iron in the 1920s. (Reading, PA) Prizer-Painter evolved from Orr, Painter, & Co, and produced the Prizer-Ware line of ECI in the 1950s. Often seen with painted contrasting highlights and decorative "bluebird" graphics. Husqvarna (Sweden) Produced in Sweden, 1960s-1980s. Cookware line relaunched in 1979 with the help of US President Jimmy Carter's mother, Lillian Carter. Waterford (Ireland) Club Colorcast line of ECI produced in Waterford, Ireland beginning in the 1960s. Le Chasseur aka Chasseur (France) Produced in the French town of Donchery for over 70 years. Purchased by Le Creuset, who continued to produce some of its signature pieces, in 1957. Les Hauts Fourneaux de Cousances aka Cousances (France) Named for the town in which it was produced, Ville Sur-Cousances. Most often enameled in pastel colors with contrasting trim, and adorned with depictions of tulips or other flowers or graphics. Pieces distributed as premiums in grocery stores in the 1950s. DRU stands for Diepenbrock & Reigers of Ulft, a town in the Netherlands. DRU Holland (Netherlands) Made 1930s to 1960s. Although no longer marketed directly under the Copco name, pieces "designed and inspired by Copco" are available in the Mario Batali by Copco brand, made in China. Notable for pieces designed by Michael Lax. Unique black matte-finished enamel interiors said to reduce sticking. Staub (France) Founded in the Alsace region of France in 1974 by a family with cookware merchant roots dating back to 1892. Manufacturing ceased after being purchased by Le Creuset in the mid-1970s. Revered for its lighter weight, relative to other ECI brands. ![]() importer, and gained a following after its endorsement by famed TV chef Julia Child. Descoware (Belgium) Originally produced as "Bruxelles Ware", "Descoware" took its name from D.E. Notable among its vintage pieces are original designs by Raymond Loewy from the 1950s, and Enzo Mari in the 1970s. Although other types of cookware it sells are produced elsewhere, the enameled cast iron continues to be made in Fresnoy-le-Grand, France. LINK Le Creuset (France) CI Close Up Founded in 1925 in Northern France, with the signature flame colored enamel introduced in 1934.
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