Trying to identify a piece

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Glenn Brown

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This thing is in the lye bath right now, so I don't have any pictures of it. It appears to be a pot, like a Griswold Chicken Fryer, but it is actually made of 2 skillets. Each has a handle and opposite is a lifting ear. The bottom lifting ear has cast in squares, while the top has cast in circles--neither the squares or circles are exact. The upper skillet has a lip to fit into the bottom so that they lock up tight. All gunked up, so I couldn't see any markings--we'll see when I get it cleaned up a little. You guys are bad!!! Joined and then started reading, got me interested. So, I started digging into my stuff. I have purchased a few pieces over the years, just put them aside. Found my Erie Griswold 20-40 time period #8. It needs cleaning, also. very little rust because of the gunk. It had a lid on it, marked 8--has dimples on the inside--not sure it goes with it or not, but it sure fits tight, like it does. There's still a couple more skillets and a big 6-8 quart pot with lid--tall like a bean pot--I gotta pull out. Ya'll just are making work for me!!!:x:x
 
So the Griswold double skillet. I don't know about the Circles & Squares... I've never seen one up close, but I love the whole idea of the lid also being a skillet on it's own.

Have been looking to get one of these in my collection for a long time, either Wagner or Griswold..


Post photos when you clean it up. We love photos.
 
Interesting piece. Appears to be a #8 pot. Top is marked B, ½ inch high letter at 12 o’clock. Only marking I can see on it. You can see an area on the bottom of the top piece where it looks like there was an imperfect pour, or some of the metal came off when removed from the mold. Is this what they refer to as a “sag”? The lifting ear of the top has round moldings. Notice the lip that goes around to fit inside the bottom piece for a tight fit—the lip does not extend thru the pouring spouts. As for the spouts, they are small—about an inch at the widest part.
Bottom is marked A, same ½ inch at 12 o’clock. The lifting ear is wider than the top one, but there is a center bar with the holes square in shape. Notice the thick “collar” around the rim. On the bottom piece, I see voids like pits, but they appear to be defects in the casting. I also noticed a dent in the bottom as if something foreign pushed up from the mold.
Heavy thick stuff—top weighs 6¼ pounds, bottom weighs 8½ pounds, for a total of 15 pounds.
Instead of trying to post all photos, here's the photobucket library.

http://s357.photobucket.com/
 
Many thanks for the help. For some strange reason, a random thought about that crossed my mind this morning, only I was thinking of a vessel capable of holding coals or charcoal briquettes. The description is dead on to what I have. The ole boy had a lot of old cast iron laying out in his back yard and it's quite possible the 3rd piece could have been there. These 2 were together, as they were meant to be used. I picked them up out of curiosity. Again, thanks.
 
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