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Post by Brikatw on Dec 9, 2005 6:37:07 GMT 12.75
When I took out my favorite ol' skillet to make up a little breakfast this morning I noticed it had some markings on it. I know this is an old pan, it has the raised ring around the bottom to help keep the flames. It's marked "Wagoner" Right under that I can see an "S" and a few lines that may have been the word "steel". All the way on the other side of the bottom is the number 9. I figure it's a 9 because the bottom of the pan is 9 3/8 inches across the inside. So all together I think I have a "Wagoner Steel #9 with the raised edge on the bottom. Anyone else have any ideas??
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Post by Paws on Dec 9, 2005 9:57:16 GMT 12.75
Yep. I'm not saying that Wagoner never produced a skillet with the word "steel" but, the only words I can find similar are "Sidney" (for Sidney, Ohio) and "Shallow Skillet". The "S" is fairly common. The "9" is indeed a number 9 skillet, really has nothing to do with size; but pattern number. The raised edge on the bottom is a fire ring or smoke ring. Somewhere here on one of these cast iron threads find Dave Smith cause he "Wrote" the book I was just using to research this data. He'll know for sure what am and what ain't!
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Post by Brikatw on Dec 9, 2005 12:14:27 GMT 12.75
I was going to say it looked more cast than steel on the handle but the rest of it is finished out nicely. The "S" is probably just like you said and not steel. In fact looking at it a little closer I believe it could be Sidney just by the what's still readable. I can still make out the "i" pretty good. As far as depth goes it is about 2 1/2 inches deep or a little more. Either way, It's a favorite around here, so I'm sure it'll still be used regularly. They just don't make them like this anymore...
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Post by Two Tales on Dec 9, 2005 18:16:40 GMT 12.75
Just went and looked at mine, yep what you have is a #9 Wagner Iron Skillet...infact both of mine have the same markings...I like the Wags for cooking better than some of the others because of their finishing process..it included grinding the inside of the pans to give a very smooth almost non-stick finish...seasoning is/was a dream..the ring some had it some diddn't..I have had Experts say that it was a fire/smoke ring while others have said it was to fit the old wood stove tops and later an 8" electric burner...have even seen the old photos that showed these used with a ring that had legs attached to keep them up off the fire/coals...
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Post by Paws on Dec 10, 2005 2:19:35 GMT 12.75
Then she is indeed a number 9 cast iron skillet circa 1930-1960 with a collector's value of approximately 30 to 40 dollars. Which, when you think about it is a nice piece of change and yet affordable for a really good skillet. I mean shoot you can spend forty bucks for a Martha Stewart that will last for several years of forty bucks for a Wagoner that has already been around at least one lifetime!
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Post by Brikatw on Dec 10, 2005 3:32:20 GMT 12.75
That is soooo cool. I picked this one up a few years ago at one of those little auctions they have around here for sometimg like $2 with a whole bunch of other stuff in the box. The reason I bought the box was for the old cookbooks in it. Miss Kathy has a pretty fair collection of old cookbooks that she has picked up over the years. Some are the fancy mass produced ones but alot are the little church or school fund raisers that were made up of alot of old family recipes.
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