ID help with this skillet

[Mary T]

I am new here - hope to have ID help with this skillet. The only marking is the number 12 , which is approx 1" hgh. Let me know if more info is needed. Thanks in advance.

 

[Doug D.]

BSR, Birmingham Stove & Range, sometime mid-1950s to early 1960s.

Related: https://www.castironcollector.com/unmarked.php#bsr

 

[Mary T]

Thanks Doug!!!

 

[Mary T]

are the BSR No. 12 skillets like this one, (with no other markings, and no "made in USA" stamp), more scarce/rare?

 

[Doug D.]

The ones without Made in USA and this style marking were made for more than twice as many years as those with, so I would suppose not.

 

[Mary T]

what I am wondering, more specifically, is if the number 12 skillets are more rare than the number 10 skillets. When I look on eBay, for example… I see many no. 10's, and very few no.12's.... So are the no. 12's truly more rare?

 

[Doug D.]

The most popular skillet sizes were probably 3, 8 and 10, with 8s at the top of the list. Never seemingly sold in full sets, but when groupings of skillets were offered as a promotion, they were often composed of a 3, 5 and 8. A 10 would probably have satisfied most needs for a bigger skillet at a lower cost than the only marginally larger 12.

 

[SeanD]

I use a #10 nearly every other day. I have a 12 too, which I use, but the 10 is perfect for my family of 4.