#10 Wapak Indian

DaleR

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My baby...lol
 

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Love the Indian head logo on those Wapaks. I've never noticed the handle before. It looks exactly like the #8 no-name I just finished.
 
You have a no name pan with a handle like this one?
 

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Well, kind of. I couldn't see the end of it in your first picture. The rib running down the handle and the triangle-shaped reinforcement at the base of the handle, are very similar.
 
I've heard these types of pans are pretty common in the south...very light and well made...maker unknown...but various makers marks under the handle.
 

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My grandmother's pan was not gate-marked. The part of the handle in that close-up picture is identical to my grandmother's #7 and the #8 I found this week. I wonder if there is a connection somewhere, or if it was just a common design/way of reinforcing the handle?
 
Those known as SMS pans have inset heat rings, no raised markings on the undersides of handles, and no bottom gate marks. Distinct handle reinforcement pads and ribs are common to many skillets of the late 19th and early 20th century. It would be a mistake to try to attribute them to a particular maker.
 
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