You have a brand new cast iron skillet from the factory. Modern cast iron skillets have a layer of gick on it that the manufacturer has decided to label as "seasoning". I suspect that the stuff on that cast iron skillet has a lot more to do with marketing, shipping and profit margins...
4The large block logo is seen shrunken to accommodate size restrictions such as on small skillets or the undersides of lids. It is also seen in slightly varying diameters on pieces of the same pattern number, leading some to differentiate smaller instances as being a "medium logo". The term...
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet Pretty much any cast iron will last a lifetime. I’m a fan of vintage Griswold and Wagners, which are lighter and smoother than modern cast iron and come with mysterious markings you have to try to decipher using websites dedicated to their lineage. But there’s ...
Consumers at the time must not have been all that concerned, especially if they purchased an unmarked skillet only to find a name brand ghost mark on it. Markings From A Different MakerGhosts may appear in the form of markings of foundries other than the one which cast the piece. One ...
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Over time, the slanted font gave way to a bold block font, and descriptive markings were added. In response to modernized cooktops, the heat ring was eventually lost on all but the largest of skillets.By 1940, perhaps in answer to a need for a quicker turnaround in pattern production, ...
Griswold Skillet Ashtray Reproduction Griswold Skillet Ashtray Original Original ashtrays always have match holders, fakes do not, although some without match holders may be from Wagner plant in Ohio. Those with markings on inside and no cigarette rests are not genuine....
Unfortunate for the novice collector, however, is that the most-often counterfeited cast iron pieces are smaller items such as tea size corn stick pans and toy skillets. Fake toy waffle irons abound, most appearing to be from the same source, but with various different manufacturer markings. ...
CBS(n.) - Corn Bread Skillet Century(n.) - Cast iron cookware series produced by Birmingham Stove & Range Co. in the 1950s-1960s CF(n.) - Chicken Fryer CHF(n.) - Chicago Hardware Foundry Chicken Fryer(n.) - Deep skillet, typically size 8, often made without pour spouts ...
Also often seen are what have come to be termed "ugly unknown" hammered cast iron. They are characterized by large, indistinct dimples, large pour spouts, and no markings other than a dot or grouping of dots on the undersides of handles. Dutch ovens are also seen with the same dimpling ...