value and help identifying these two pans

[Mike Vann]

I just acquired these two pans today.My question on the round cornbread pan the words up top says Corm bread skillet it should read corn bread skillet.My question is does the misspelling of corn increase the value any if so does anybody know how much and who made it and the year.I know with coins and ball cards increase the value quit a bit.On the other pan can anybody help me with the maker,year and the value.I'm kinda new to collecting but have always used cast iron for cooking fried fish etc.But now I have committed to only cook with cast iron any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks.

 

[Doug D.]

While misspelled pattern markings are not unknown, I think this one may just be a victim of an incidental casting time snafu, kind of like part of the N got moved and, together with the graininess of the iron at that point, made it look like an M. These were made by BSR first in 1967, and they never did appear to receive the patent marked as pending on it. Normally, these should go for $15-20 if undamaged, maybe less if you find one in the right place. As to increased value, CI collectors don't seem to hold those types of things as much more than a curiosity, perhaps because, if it was in the pattern, it would likely mean there were thousands of them made that way. eBay sellers sure do try to make a big deal of them, though. There's a DO lid spelled Girswold, a Wagner economy skillet with Natonal on it, a Griswold Squar Egg Skillet, and a Griswold Dutoh Oven, to name a few.

The 27 C is a Lodge from the 1950s.

See also: http://www.castironcollector.com/unmarked.php