Wagner Ware 1401-C, B

[JoshASoma]

I picked up this nickel-plated Wagner for $12 and was curious about its age and prevalence. Beautiful. Zero rust. It looks like fits a lid, or maybe it is a lid. It reads:

Wagner Ware
Sidney
-O-
PATENT PENDING
1401-C
B​

 

[JoshASoma]

finally found one

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174284598/wagner-ware-1401c-double-skillet-set

 

[Doug D.]

1401 is the c/n for a Wagner double skillet. What you have there is the lid/second skillet. Ca. 1930s. Not terribly valued as collectibles; higher in bare iron than in nickel plated, actually. The Patent Pending makes it more interesting. Some later versions have the patent numbers inscribed in the underside rim outside the positioning ring.