According to Lifshey (1973) porcelain-enamel coatings were first used on
cast iron pots in 1788. I can provide relevant pages of that source to
anyone who wishes to contact me off-list

Reference cited:

Lifshey, Earl
 1973	The Housewares Story: A History of the American Housewares Industry.
National Housewares Manufacturers Association, Chicago.


Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ  85717-0577   USA
    520-798-1201 office, 520-798-1966 fax
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> Apologize my English, but any of you have information, available at
> internet, on enameled steel? (if this is the correct name of that kind of
> metal artifacts) used from XIXth century to today.
> Daniel Schavelzon
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