Nothing compares to the feel or look
of early and well done cast iron, and perhaps no one single item better symbolizes
traditional Early American cast iron antiques than the trivet.
With an almost intoxicating array of
designs and styles to be
had this category of collecting can be a
collector's and decorator's paradise. Whether you collect trivets
in and of themselves, or to accompany your antique pressing iron
collection, you'll find a variety of interesting antique trivets listed below,
ranging from very early hand-forged blacksmith-made examples to intricately
designed cast iron trivets
produced in foundries for the leading iron makers, to fine twisted wire
and brass examples.
Below is a pretty complete list of the trivets we have
posted so far from a collection of over 500 we have recently taken on
consignment to sell for an old time collector. We will be listing
more antique trivets each week for the foreseeable future. If you
want to browse by the page rather than by trivet name just click the
page links directly below.
Most of the trivets listed above are in very nice condition
and are ready for display. Some just need a dusting. A few
need a light cleaning and waxing. I usually do this on a soft wire
wheel or by hand with steel wool, and then either wax or lightly oil them to retard any oxidation
processes. Heavier rust removal it is a longer process, first by
scraping, then either electrolysis or a coarser wire wheel and a final
coat of wax or oil, but none of the above examples require this and most
are ready for display.
