LL Bean Cast Iron

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Anyone know any history on these.
A few on EBay but can’t find any other info. Enameled cast iron.
 

mEGG_My_Day

Those are interesting! I know nothing about them, but am hoping someone will chime in. 

HeavyG

Fishless probably has some and can tell us all about em.

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mEGG_My_Day said:

Those are interesting! I know nothing about them, but am hoping someone will chime in. 

Thanks, there are a couple on eBay but really no info about them.
Buddy picked them up for me at thrift store. I will pick them up Friday.
I like the speckled finish.

YukonRon

Call LL B. They will look it up for you. 

fishlessman

never seen the old ones and i bet they were good quality, they did do a cheaper set in the 80's that didnt look nearly as nice as those. bean has gone down hill in the last few decades

carrda04

Wow, I have vague memories of my aunt having those during my youth in Maine (though not THAT long ago). Definitely melted butter for steamers and lobsters in that. The finish matches that of many larger lobster pots a lot of people have, including one in my garage. Very vintage Bean.

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carrda04 said:

Wow, I have vague memories of my aunt having those during my youth in Maine (though not THAT long ago). Definitely melted butter for steamers and lobsters in that. The finish matches that of many larger lobster pots a lot of people have, including one in my garage. Very vintage Bean.

Amazing how seeing something like a cooking pot can instantly bring back a rush of memories from many years ago. 
Thanks for commenting 

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fishlessman said:

never seen the old ones and i bet they were good quality, they did do a cheaper set in the 80's that didnt look nearly as nice as those. bean has gone down hill in the last few decades

My best friends Dad, growing up around High School times, was into L.L. Bean and fly fishing. At that time, I believe, they were still king of the hill. But I know they have been sliding down for many years. But I had no idea they started way back in 1912 with a single product...Their Duck Boot...
What a cool story! 

fishlessman

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fishlessman said:

never seen the old ones and i bet they were good quality, they did do a cheaper set in the 80's that didnt look nearly as nice as those. bean has gone down hill in the last few decades

My best friends Dad, growing up around High School times, was into L.L. Bean and fly fishing. At that time, I believe, they were still king of the hill. But I know they have been sliding down for many years. But I had no idea they started way back in 1912 with a single product...Their Duck Boot...
What a cool story! 

when they opened their first store they gave out large prints of landlocked salmon, i have both the male and female original prints framed in shadow boxes

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fishlessman said:

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fishlessman said:

never seen the old ones and i bet they were good quality, they did do a cheaper set in the 80's that didnt look nearly as nice as those. bean has gone down hill in the last few decades

My best friends Dad, growing up around High School times, was into L.L. Bean and fly fishing. At that time, I believe, they were still king of the hill. But I know they have been sliding down for many years. But I had no idea they started way back in 1912 with a single product...Their Duck Boot...
What a cool story! 

when they opened their first store they gave out large prints of landlocked salmon, i have both the male and female original prints framed in shadow boxes

That's awesome

Carolina Q

Today, Bean's is an upscale store that looks a bit like REI only bigger. I remember visiting Freeport back in the day when Bean's was a rickety old barn (or something) with poor lighting. Come to think of it, REI started out in Seattle with a similar place. Freeport was a typical small Maine town. Nothing to write home about. Now, it's basically a town-wide outlet mall with lots of traffic. Wall to wall tourists - all thanks to Leon Leonwood Bean.

They even have a McDonalds - after years of trying...

abpgwolf

Years ago the Freeport, ME store was open 24/7/365. When the founder died, they gave everyone the day off to attend the funeral. They had to post off duty police at the doors because there were no locks on the doors. 

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abpgwolf said:

Years ago the Freeport, ME store was open 24/7/365. When the founder died, they gave everyone the day off to attend the funeral. They had to post off duty police at the doors because there were no locks on the doors. 

Very cool story. At the very least, I have learned some history about a great company. My friend just dropped off the 2 pots. I will post a couple photos later today.

Carolina Q

Darian, read the Wiki on Leon Leonwood Bean. Talks about the early days. Turns out his middle name may have been Linwood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Leonwood_Bean

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Carolina Q said:

Darian, read the Wiki on Leon Leonwood Bean. Talks about the early days. Turns out his middle name may have been Linwood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Leonwood_Bean

Thanks for the link. What a great story.

loco_engr

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mEGG_My_Day said:

Those are interesting! I know nothing about them, but am hoping someone will chime in. 

Thanks, there are a couple on eBay but really no info about them.
Buddy picked them up for me at thrift store. I will pick them up Friday.
I like the speckled finish.

Somehow I knew a thrift store was involved! 

loco_engr

try to contact llbean: prodsupport@llbean.com 
might have any markings included with email
Good luck
let us know what you find out

JethroBodeen

No doubt the old stuff was top quality. there were a few things I bought religiously. Most of it turned to Chinese junk like the everybody else about 15 years ago...I throw the flyer in the trash as soon as it hits the mailbox now.