BSR day at the flea market

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JMoss

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Went to a local flea market yesterday and found a few items of interest. A #8 BSR long griddle ($25), a small (6 piece BSR) cornbread wedge pan ($5) and a #8 BSR Century series DO with lid ($5). Nothing really collectible but the griddle and cornbread pan will be users and the DO was just too cheap to pass up. Take a look at the handle (an iron knob) on the DO lid. It is held on by a screw that comes up through the lid. I had seen only one lid like this before and I was not sure it was BSR. I'm still unsure it is not a knock off. Does anyone know if this is genuine BSR and what the story is behind the unusual handle?

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Happy hunting

Jack
 
I had a very BSR-heavy day at the flea market as well. Mostly century series stuff, although there was one decent looking, older red mountain #8 skillet. No purchases though due to ongoing ridiculous prices. Closest thing that almost came home with me was a #8 century series chicken fryer with lid for $35. I tried to talk the guy down a bit but he was firm on it.
 
Yeah I know, that's why it almost came home with me :)

I was in a bad mood after looking at entirely too much overpriced iron. I've been on a hunt for a #10 skillet cover and came across a plain Griswold today, so I got my hopes up... until the guy wanted $250 for it.

$35 was a fair price for the chicken fryer, although the cooking surface had suspicious rust patterns similar to pieces I've picked up in the past that turned out to be pitted. I think it would have came out ok, but by that point I was grumpy and wanted to find a really good deal on something.
 
Here are some pictures of the final product. They all cleaned up pretty well. The post 1960 DO is very pitted on the bottom but the inside is fine. I can't tell if the griddle is pre 1960 or not but the rough cooking surface and the plentiful markings on the back makes me think it is not. Zoom in on the back and you will see a small 9 above the large 8 and a small 3 beneath it. Beneath the 3 is the letter S and to the right of the 8 is the letter X.

The little cornbread pan doesn't have the Made in USA inscription that I expected to see so its age is uncertain also.

These will be daily users so I seasoned them all with the beeswax fellow CIC member Glenn Brown was able to hook me up with. Thank you Glenn. I like to use molds when I make cornbread. This beeswax seasoned little pan was the first mold that the cornbread actually fell out of when I turned it upside down. I usually have to tap the pans on the table to release the slices. Maybe there really is something to this beeswax besides giving the pans a nice dark color.


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