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Identifying Unmarked Iron
The Cast Iron Collector: Information for the Vintage Cookware Enthusiast. Learn how to identify unmarked 20th century cast iron cookware.
mid-1960s"Made In USA" added at center Lids have grid of pointed tips for basting drippers, size number and diameter or pan capacity incised on underside Corn stick pans have 5, 7, or 9 uni-directional cups, outward-curved ends for handles, with round or elongated hanging holes, button or bar-shaped levelling feet, and often the number 27 and letter C on the 7-cup Divided cornbread skillets have hole in center Hammered toy skillets typically with 00, 0, or 1 markings Solid concentric rings for basting drippers, incised markings and raised size numeral on bottom, and a unique bevel-edged handle shape indicative of a lid made from a Griswold pattern after the Wagner buy-out Lids have raised, broken concentric rings, staggered, each with 8 tapered segments for basting drippers, some with positioning lugs at edges similar to Vollrath, and a unique handle shape
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