Found
Le Creuset cobalt blue Dutch oven with lid
Kalamazoo
Found
listing
Posted
about 1 month
ago
Description
I found a Le Creuset 3.5-quart cobalt blue cast-iron Dutch oven with lid this afternoon around 2:45pm behind the Kalamazoo Public Library on Rose Street. It’s in great condition, glossy enamel all over, with no chips except a tiny wear mark on the outer rim. Inside the lid ring, someone etched the initials 'M.K.', which seems like a good identifier if you’re the owner. It’s a hefty piece—the kind you’d recognize right away if you own it—and I’d love to return it to the rightful owner. I can meet up near the library or at a nearby coffee shop to hand it off.
Approximate found location
Kalamazoo
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