Three pieces I bought today that have me stumped

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J. Hall

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I've accumulated a large selection of CI but these have me stumped :icon_scratchchin:. If anyone can provide information on these it would be greatly appreciated.
1. Large skillet with a handle marked PPS 11
2. similar large oval roaster, no marks
3. Egg Poacher, marked "Corwin patd 52223 No 4", can't find anything about Corwin on the internet.
Thanks in advance for any help!
 

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Large oval piece looks like the first version of the BSR Sportsman shallow fish fryer. PN 3052, but the earliest versions weren't marked in any way. The next version had "Sportsman" under one of the handles.
 
Thanks for the reply, I thought it looked a lot like a Sportsman, when would you date the early unmarked Sportman?
 
Finally found something on the piece marked "Corwin" US. Patent documents show that the Inventor of this Cast Iron "Cooking Utensil" was Frank Corwin out of Toledo Ohio. The patent was filed in the early 1920's He has several patents, I can only assume that the pan was either produced in limited quantities or this is one of the few he produced during the patent process.
Any thoughts from the peanut gallery?
 
You are lucky,that egg poucher other than collective is a multi use pice.pop over skillet,you can make corn bread,egg poucher etc.etc.:glutton:
 
I'd still like to know if this pan was ever put into production. I'm getting ready to refurbish the egg poacher. Can't wait to test it out, so many possibilities!
 
Thank you kindly. I've ordered some Crisbee Pucks. I thought I'd give them a try versus my usual way of refurbishing. I can't wait to see how they turn out. I hope someone out there can give me a little more info on PPS 11 skillet and the Corwin egg poacher. I know the era they came from but still no info on each company.
 
Bonnie, Thanks for the information. The PPS info helps me know there are other sizes out there like mine, I hadn't seen the thread, thanks! The Corwin Patent info was helpful too, it helps date mine. It is not the exact pan but now I have two patents that help date mine from somewhere between 1900 and 1923. The later patent I mentioned in the post is identical to my pan but only it is for an aluminum casting and my skillet is cast iron.
Thanks again!
John
 
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