Help Id'ing a few skillets

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JoeB

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Hi all,

I'm brand new to the forum as of today and I've been browsing for hours!

I'm also new to collecting CI and am restoring three skillets right now using first a lye bath and then flaxseed oil. The link below shows the three that I'm working on. I'm hoping someone can help me with information on the skillets

Skillet #1: 8 Griswold. What year was this one made?

Skillet #2: 8 10 1/2 inch skillet Made in USA. There is a 'V' on the handle. Any idea who made this and what year?

Skillet #3: 10 Wagner Ware. Interesting to me what that I noticed a small chip in the skillet after I took it out of the lye bath. It's not as pronounced after two coats of flaxseed, but there is a bright silver metallic color under the chip. I wasn't aware that there was anything 'underneath' the cast iron surface. Can someone fill me in on what I'm seeing? Also, what year this might have been made?

Thanks!
Joe


http://imgur.com/a/CVE0t
 
Interesting, I have a #8 Wagner Ware that has a spot that looks almost identical to yours. It's been seasoned and used for quite a while now, and yet the silver spot still remains, though it's less shiny and bright as it was when the skillet was new and really clean. I've wondered what it was from too, but have never found an answer. I'll be keeping an eye on this post!
 
A foundry slag inclusion, possibly aluminum (although the lye should have dissolved aluminum). I have a Griswold Slant EPU #8 with similar on the bottom.
 
What's interesting is that it definitely feels as though it's 'underneath' the outer coating of the pan, not on top. Doug, do you know if it will cause any harm by using it?
 
Does it scratch and get shiny? Is it lead? Not knowing any history of the piece, but knowing some people used skillets to melt lead.
 
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