Vintage Wagner Ware Small Cast Iron Skillet 1050E

[DWhitt]

I found this iron skillet that says Wagner Ware and Made in the USA. Can anyone tell me how old this might be? Thanks!!

 

[Glenn Brown]

Go to the "public" page of the Cast Iron Collector--most info on age, marks, etc. can be found there. In the 1960s most manufacturers started putting "Made in the USA" on their cast iron. If it merely has Wagner Ware at the top (12 o'clock) and a description of what it is--"Skillet Griddle" or something like that, it's probably from the 70s. I have one I purchased new back then that is marked as such.

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

 

[Doug D.]

By the time Made In USA was put on Wagner pieces, they had dropped putting the catalog numbers on them. The 1050 skillet ashtray was an exception.