The Seldon-Griswold Manufacturing Company was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1865 by Matthew Griswold (born 6 June 1833) and his cousins, the brothers J.C. and Samuel Selden.

Over the years that followed the company added products such as kettles, Dutch ovens, roasters, a grid iron and other various pots and pans.

In the 1920s she began publishing recipes and advice on cooking with cast iron using the pen name of "Aunt Ellen".

[9] "Aunt Ellen" was the author of Griswold's "Booklet on Waterless Cooking", given free to purchasers of the Tite-Top Dutch Oven.

[9] By the 1940s, the company was in financial difficulty, facing competition from manufacturers of more modern products while struggling with internal labor disputes and declining quality.

[3] Family members continued to own and run the company until 1946, when Ely Griswold sold it to a New York investment group and retired.

Later that year the Griswold brand and housewares division were sold to the Wagner Manufacturing Company of Sidney, Ohio.

After this the Griswold and Wagner trademarks were acquired by American Culinary Corporation of Willoughby, Ohio, until the ownership expired.

It is on account of these wonderful Cast Iron utensils that you have such fond recollections of the rich, juicy steaks and chops your grandmother used to serve.Griswold cast-iron pots and pans, skillets, dutch ovens, and other kitchen items had a reputation for high quality, and they are well known to antique collectors and sellers.

The easily recognized "cross" logo seen on Griswold products from the 1910s through the 1960s was modified several times over the years.