Wagner Ware skillet age?

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Started restoring cast iron this week and built an etank. Got this Wagner Ware at an antique store for $15. Cleaned up nicely! Any idea on a date range? I assume by what I’ve read so far that it was 1959-69 after Wagner was sold. I’m gonna use it as a daily driver (sorry had a 68 Mustang for 35 years). Thank you!
 

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The markings, lacking "Sidney -O-", place the pan after Wagner was acquired by another company in the late 1950s. The Made In USA places it mid-1960s or later. The company would change hands and markings a few times after. While not a collectible per se, the cooking surface is still factory polished, making it a good user.

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And it turned out just fine.
Most of my daily pans would not be considered collectable. But they get the job done and look great doing it.
 
Thank you! Paid $15 for it at antique store. Still better than the new bumpy cast iron pans.
I am seeing a lot of stores with high prices on cast iron that is not “top shelf” and not old. I saw a 1960’s Wagner for $60. I’m learning! Thank you both!!!
 
Just think.....the newer bumpy ones get real nice and smooth ,but it takes a few years, lol....its mind over matter!
 
SeanD said:
Just think.....the newer bumpy ones get real nice and smooth ,but it takes a few years, lol....its mind over matter!
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Or... since they are not presently collectable, sand them smooth, re-season and move on. 50 years from now, the rough finish will probably be collectable. Oh well.
 
I restored unmarked, lodge, Pique, Sidney O, Griswold, and Birmingham… and man, so far, the Sidney o’s are super smooth and light weight!
 
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