Unknown No. 8 Lid

[Lorin O.]

In my collection I have a No. 8 cast iron lid that I would like help identifying. The Lid is smooth inside with no dimples or drip points of any kind, and is marked with a "No 8" similar to a Martin marking, but period is above the "o", and no ears on the handle. Can anyone help identify the maker and

 

[Doug D.]

I would also expect Martin to have the spikey points at each end of the handle.

 

[Lorin O.]

Right, and the number marking "No" has a dot or period above the "o" and Martins tend to have the "o" underlined? Do you think it is an unmarked Martin for a store or specific customer?

P.S., thanks for the input!!

 

[Doug D.]

I have an archive of about 35,000 images of cast iron pieces, not all necessarily titled as to what they are. A search of it for "lid" returned two images of this same lid. One photo shows it sitting on top of what is obviously a Vollrath DO. Not saying that's what it is, but it could provide a clue as to where to look.

 

[Lorin O.]

Thanks, I went back and fitted it to a Vollrath # 8 skillet. Perfect fit, so Vollrath DO lid makes sense do to the dimensions of Vollrath products. Thank You!!

 

[Doug D.]

The fit may still be just coincidence. Off the top of my head, BSR is about the only one I know who purposely made skillets and DOs the same dimensions to use the same lids.