ID Help On Gatemarked Skillet

not sure you're going to get a definitive id on this... but it appears to be kind of a transition piece between the earlier hearth skillets or spiders (those usually had longer handles and actual legs to sit up above coals) and the more modern style with heat rings (or 'foot rims' as they were sometimes called) for use on a stove (with the shorter, more ornate handle)... they found that they needed something on the bottom to compensate for the raised gate mark... sometimes they added little 'feet' like yours... to allow it to set relatively level over the gate mark... does it have pour spouts or not? the earlier hearth skillets or hearth spiders or hearth ovens.. .usually didn't have pour spouts... so you could place a lid over the top and use it as a dutch oven or hearth oven... you might be able to narrow down the possible makers by the design of the handle.
 
Just a quick question regarding the leg spacing. Since the legs are at an even 90 degree angle to each other, do you know the measurement in inches across the center from outside to outside of the legs? Was wondering if they are about 7 3/4" to 7 7/8" inches? Also...what is the depth of the pan in inches?
 
Thanks for the help I appreciate it. Here’s a a pic of it. Yes it does have the pour spout. Very characteristic handle I’d say. I’ll get the measurements tonight.
https://i.imgur.com/14WMoEz.png

the handle kind of resembles the Isaac A Sheppard marked pans (but not an exact match)... but I'm not sure I've ever seen a single spout ... could be an earlier I.A.S & Co. or maybe that was a more common handle style and used by others as well... look up Pratt and Wentworth ( https://www.castironcollector.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3125 )

pic on an old blog that Steve Stephens started several years ago...
http://earlyskillets.blogspot.com/
 
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Wow good info. It seems we’re getting closer. This is by far my oldest piece I would now guess. But someone out there must have one like it, no?
 
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