So..What is this (cast) iron thing? Markings on the back....

[cncurtis22]

(Please ignore the filth on this...I have not cleaned it since we found it lol)

In the garage while going through boxes left by the previous owners...we found this..
I have done as much research as I can & all I can find are reproductions/newer items, all identical except the writing and symbols on the back...

Any advice / information would be greatly appreciated! :-)

[fancypants]

Well , sure looks like the tile is 100% Japanese manufacture .... the printing/overglaze ... not a clue here .

It's a small bummer that your trivet has gotten cracked along the way ... lots of these got dropped/dropped on & had the same fate as yours , cncurtis .... curious to know the size of the tile (metric or not) , too .


I'm not the ultimate authority on items of this vintage , but it looks like alot of like items that were on the U.S. market (new) in the 1970's-1980's to my old eyes .

Perhaps it would like a nice waxing , though (the iron , that is) !

[KC]

Nice little hot pot trivet.

If you notice the hole in the top of the pot...it was used to hang/decorate the wall when not being used on the table top!

Agree, too bad it is cracked.  But still a nostalgic piece!!  Agree about the iron with fancy's pointers.

[mart]

Yep !!  Everyone had those, in several shapes, in the years Fancy indicated !!

[bigwull]

tile looks like it might be a 6 in x 6in...not hard to find an old tile in good nick...take the damaged one out,and pop in another...