On the G&CICA message board there is a new post about storing iron cookware in an attic. A response takes into account excessive heat. In some instances attic storage may be ok but, under certain conditions like I have, the attic storage resulted in the pieces rusting and requiring re-restoration.
Early on in my collecting I stored a bunch of stuff in my one story house small attic that is connected by a small open doorway to my garage. After an unknown, but not very long, time I looked at the iron one day only to find that it was rusting all over. Condensation seems to have been the problem. The iron would get quite cold at night (in the 30 to 40 degree range). In the morning the air temperature would quickly rise but the iron, holding in its cold for much longer than the surrounding air, would get condensate on it and that's what caused the rust. No more iron in my attic.
Wish I could answer that guy over at the G&CICA site with this better infomation but, having been banned from posting there I guess it won't happen. Anyway, wherever you plan to store your iron, take into account the possibility of condensation which can happen if the iron is many degrees colder than the surrounding air and does not warm up at the same rate as the air.
Steve
