Age of Lodge #7 footed round bottom kettle

[John Wells]

Hello, all. New member here. I just got this kettle. Curious about the age. Notice the solid handle on the lid. Most I see online have an open loop. Thanks!

 

[SeanD]

I was gonna say an Import, but it may be lodge. Never saw a handle like that.

 

[Doug D.]

I'm not aware of Lodge doing the tab handle thing like BSR did when they hadn't yet figured out how to do loop handles with the DISA automated molding machines. The lids markings feel newer than what would have come with a Lodge piece with a raised size number, and this raised 7 doesn't really look like Lodge. Possibly a marriage of two pieces that happened to fit.

 

[John Wells]

Here's an identical one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3842006675...xhfwjpmtuk&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Just fyi I don't think my pot is worth $400!

 

[Doug D.]

A pot of that shape was still made by Lodge into the 1960s. Perhaps a legacy pattern not deemed cost-effective to update?

 

[John Wells]

Thank you, Doug. This is helpful.