Hi. First post so bear with me. I found this pan at an estate sale. It appears to have had a long and tough life. The round handle is something that I would expect to see on a waffle iron but it found its way onto this pan. It was very rusty and has pitting both on the cooking surface and the bottom but after a soak in my electrolysis tank it will fry an egg without sticking. It is very heavy for its size. Some of which can be explained by the larger handle. It's not a collectible but an interesting item. Any ideas as to the foundry that cast it? Thanks for any insight.
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Help! Anybody have an idea on this pan?
- Thread starter Robert R
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I'd say this was made by someone with access to a foundry, but not necessarily an item produced by a manufacturer. Looks a bit cobbled together from a pan used as part of the pattern, and the handle part fabricated and added to it before casting. A photo of the bottom would be of interest.
David P Fortin
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If you look at the bottom of the pan you can see where someone has hit it with a grinder. It has been ground on the bottom every 120 degrees, It looks to me as if this pan was origionaly a spider with three feet that were removed. Someone did a nice job , no telling how old this skillet is. David
Thanks for the input David P & J Moss.
I think that David is correct on the three legs having been ground off. Didn't notice that until he pointed it out. Thanks!
JMoss - You are exactly right. After Captain John Paul Jones emerged as the first well-known American naval hero, capturing the HMS Drake on April 24, 1778 they celebrated by great-great-great-great grandfather cooking steaks on this pan. (I'm adding additional greats to my Grandfather story)
I think that David is correct on the three legs having been ground off. Didn't notice that until he pointed it out. Thanks!
JMoss - You are exactly right. After Captain John Paul Jones emerged as the first well-known American naval hero, capturing the HMS Drake on April 24, 1778 they celebrated by great-great-great-great grandfather cooking steaks on this pan. (I'm adding additional greats to my Grandfather story)