Good morning, all! Just joined the forum, from Northern Gila County, in the center of Arizona - geographically!
My name is Doug. I'm a user.
By user, I mean more of a cooker than a collector of cast iron. I inherited a Griswold and a Wagner from my mother, and use one or both daily...along with some newer Lodges, and a trio of Dutch Ovens.
I have some ideas about the age and origin of the two skillets, but thought I'd check here to see if my assumptions are correct.
First, the Wagner #8. I believe it's the older of the two, cast sometime the 1920s probably, judging from what is left of the logo on the bottom. Since my Mother was born in 1920, I presume this one originally was my grandmother's. It is my everyday skillet, as it is the larger of the two.
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Sorry about the quality of that last image, the only way to see the worn, or shallow, logo is in the glare.
Then, the Griswold #7, which the griswoldcookware.com website says was made with this pattern logo until about 1940...or, just before my Mother married. I like to think that that 'patina' of baked-on-goodness that you can see on the pan, is from all those fried and fricasseed chicken dinners Mom made us!
Do you think I'm not to far off in dating these two pans? I'd be happy to see your input!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to browse the recipe section!
dh
My name is Doug. I'm a user.
By user, I mean more of a cooker than a collector of cast iron. I inherited a Griswold and a Wagner from my mother, and use one or both daily...along with some newer Lodges, and a trio of Dutch Ovens.
I have some ideas about the age and origin of the two skillets, but thought I'd check here to see if my assumptions are correct.
First, the Wagner #8. I believe it's the older of the two, cast sometime the 1920s probably, judging from what is left of the logo on the bottom. Since my Mother was born in 1920, I presume this one originally was my grandmother's. It is my everyday skillet, as it is the larger of the two.
Sorry about the quality of that last image, the only way to see the worn, or shallow, logo is in the glare.
Then, the Griswold #7, which the griswoldcookware.com website says was made with this pattern logo until about 1940...or, just before my Mother married. I like to think that that 'patina' of baked-on-goodness that you can see on the pan, is from all those fried and fricasseed chicken dinners Mom made us!
Do you think I'm not to far off in dating these two pans? I'd be happy to see your input!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to browse the recipe section!
dh
