No. 8 Griswold deep skillet PN 777 with lid; chrome; large block logo

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.

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No. 7 Griswold Cast Iron Skillet

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

No7 Griswold Cast Iron Skillet Bottom

No7 Griswold Cast Iron Skillet top