Jav4u; we have the cast iron skillets to; I know what ya mean. I would never trade them (they are so good that my children will inherit them) I have a little red (I think it is either Folgers or Hills brothers) coffee scoup that was my moms and thatI stilll use to this day. I also have a glass rolling pin with a cap on 1 side, back inthe day (I don't know what era) they used to fill the rolling pin with ice water (and ice?) and cap it so as it rolled the dough it kept it cold. Neat idea...my husband is making me a rolling pin rack ofr the old pins I have collected. Next to these items I am the oldest thing in my kitchen!