CI 3 Footed Pot

W Williams

New member
I have a small unidentified CI 3 footed pot. There is a mark that even with a magnifying glass I cannot figure out if it’s a 3, 6 or something like a C depending on which way you look at it. The mark is on the underside, center of the bail.

The pot is 4 1/4 inches inside diameter, 4 5/8 outside diameter 3 7/8 tall standing on its legs. It’s not new, it has been in the family for at least 3 generations.

I keep on saying that I need to buy a Blue Book.

Any guesses? I use it for melting butter.

https://imgur.com/cD6g9Ix
https://imgur.com/wIjjQ13
https://imgur.com/MlITcRu
 
I have a similar one, made by Lodge. Have owned it about 25 years. Inner diameter: 4.5"; outer diameter: 4 7/8"; height: a tad over 3". The inside of the legs are flat left-to-right and slightly concave base-to-tip. Under one handle is a "4" - probably from a gang mold.
 

Attachments

  • Kettle.jpg
    Kettle.jpg
    53.7 KB · Views: 12
  • Mold Mark.jpg
    Mold Mark.jpg
    40.2 KB · Views: 16
  • Kettle Feet.jpg
    Kettle Feet.jpg
    62.1 KB · Views: 20
Under one handle is a "4" - probably from a gang mold.

Exact dupe with the possibility of mine not being a "4" mold mark. Bright light, magnifying glass and I still cannot figure out what it is.

I'll chalk it up to be a Lodge. Thanks!
 
From the marvelous resource of castironcollectors:
"On some smaller pans, you may see a tiny numeral on the bottom of the handle. In my experience, these seem to be limited to the numbers 1 through 4. For efficiency, small pieces would be sometimes be cast in groups simultaneously in the same sand mold. Multiple identical patterns were arranged, connected by "runners", so that a single pour of molten metal filled all the cavities in a process known a a gang mold. Just as with pattern letters, the small but unique number let quality control know if there was a problem pattern. Some makers appear to have used a dot or multiple dots in similar fashion." http://www.castironcollector.com/numbers.php
 
Back
Top