Bought on EBay from suziesvintage on Feb 11, 2013 for $24.99 plus $12.43 shipping from Versailles, Ohio. Seller said: “The town [Piqua] where this piece was manufactured is about 20 from where I am. It was probably bought and used locally.” Versailles is west-southwest of Piqua.
I electrocuted it–as Kelley and Mary say–and it cleaned up very nicely. Then seasoned it with flack seed oil for an hour at 400-degrees. Repeated several times.
Won on Ebay on January 19, 2013 for $29.50 plus $20 shipping from wendysue4boat in Hammond, Illinois.
Bought by the seller in an estate auction in Spence OK in 2012.
No. 9 Erie cast iron skillet with the makers “Champagne Glass” mark. Per Roy G. Meadows’ article on Erie Cast Iron on the WAG’s web site it is a 2nd series made between 1886 and 1892. Also in that article the makers marks are listed and based on the larger triangle on top, a roundness to that larger triangle and its position at 12 oclock to the handle I am confident the mark is the Champagne Glass rather than the Hour Glass as advertised by the seller. The position of the Hour Glass mark is cited to be at 12:30 and this one is at 12:00 as the Champagne Glass is cited to be located.
Won on Ebay on Feb 05, 2013 for $49.99 with shipping of$10.59 from Spencer, Oklahoma. Bought from winchester54.
In response to my question about known history of the skillet and how it was cleaned and seasoned the seller Kenneth said: “[I] purchased it from a local estate auction back in the summer of 2012. I have been told that the uneven bottom comes from use over a flame type cooking heat and not from a electric burner. The cleaning was with a wire brush on a right angle grinder and the seasoning was with Pompeian Olivextra Oil.”
Kenneth responded to my question about the bow in the bottom and if it wobbled by saying: “The bow is toward the bottom and it does wobble ever so slightly on the heat ring.”
Bought on Ebay Jan 07, 2013 for $11.01 plus shipping.
Made between 1935 and 1959 per the Cast Iron Collector as it has the stylized logo.
No. 8 Wapak Cast Iron Skillet PN 101A bought from sausross who took my offer on March 09, 2013 for $40 plus $12 shipping from Portland, Oregon.
No. 8 Griswold skillet PN 777; with lid PNB 1098B; chrome; large block logo; PN 777
Won on Ebay on 2/14/13 for $62.09 plus $10.50 shipping from San Antonio TX. With large block logo. Sold by rhmique. She said she bought an old Victorian house in Seguin 10 years before and it was in the attic. It arrived with oily bottom and embedded hard gunk from an incomplete cleaning. Cleaned the pan and separately the lid with electrolysis and it is now very nice.
Griswold used this logo from 1919 – 1940.
The skillet is pattern no. 1058V. Given to Tim & Collen Oct. 2013.
Won on Ebay on March 07, 2013 for $51.00 plus shipping for $11.48 from kaiserlives in Beverly, Massachusetts. kaiserliveson6620@verizon.net, Beverly, Massachusetts. He said “Cleaned to Bare Iron with Electrolysis and Seasoned with Crisco.” Second Series (c. 1886 – 1892).
Won on Ebay on Feb 23, 2013 for $17.28 with shipping for $15.95 from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Bought from itsjunkman., aka karlstine@comcast.net.
Griswold used this logo from 1919 – 1940.
No. 7 Griswold Cast Iron Skillet, Flat Bottom, 701D, Block, Large Logo
Bought on Ebay on Jan 06, 2013 for $18.51 plus $14.95 for shipping. When it arrived it was warped and there was the heavy pitting on the cooking surface you see in the photo. I put it in the electrolysis bath but that did not help the pitting that I hoped was baked on crud.
Therefore, I bought an 80 and 120 grinding disks and ground out the face of the deep pits. The 120 grit left it fairly polished…but still warped of course.
Manufactured between 1919-1940 per http://www.griswoldcookware.com/history.htm
