Unmarked Wagner Chicken Fryer?

[KevinB]

I picked this up yesterday at a thrift shop that rarely has any interesting cast iron. Mostly new Lodge or China imports. The bottom is badly worn, but there does not appear to be any brand marking on it. Near the bottom it is marked "10 1/2 INCH CHICKEN FRYER" There seems to be a very small mark at the very bottom, but I can't make it out. There is a "B" on the bottom of the handle and "8" on the top. It has a bit of a wobble, but for $8 I figured I wouldn't get too burned.

I've seen a few on-line that are claimed to be "unmarked Wagner," and they are close but not exactly like this one.

 

[SD_Motak]

From the CIC article titled "Unmarked Cast Iron Cookware", the unmarked smooth bottom Wagner skillet clues include:
Descriptive size at 6 o'clock, e.g. "6½ INCH SKILLET" or "5 QT." (absent on early examples)

Looks like you have a match to that info.

 

[KevinB]

Thanks.