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The Vintage Cast Iron Skillet Set That Could Be Worth Thousands By Kat Olvera Aug. 28, 2025 10:20 am EST

Whether cast iron is on your list of vintage kitchen items making a return to your collection, or you've been a cast iron aficionado for years, it's worth noting which brand comes with a staggering price tag. If you come across a set of vintage Wagner cast iron cookware, you could be looking at paying thousands of dollars. The Wagner Manufacturing Company started as a family business in 1891 when brothers Milton M. Wagner and Bernard P. Wagner opened up shop in Sidney, Ohio. The cookware (or "hollowware," as it was also known back then) was carefully crafted with innovative methods that were unmatched at the time.

In 1894, the company released a line of cast alum

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