Hello All,
I am new to the site as well as the cast iron world. I started my journey accidentally while researching how to re-season a late model Lodge skillet that I butchered due to my ignorance, when I came across a you tube video showing someone making scrambled eggs in a perfectly seasoned and non-stick vintage Wagner skillet and said to myself "I want one of THOSE!". Several pans later, I have learned much from the generous folks here who share their invaluable wealth of knowledge and experience. But 2 skillets I have I cannot ID. I have scoured the internet and now I seek to tap into some of your expertise. Pan on left is EXTREMELY heavy and uniformly rough over the entire surface including the cooking surface. It's only marking is the strange handle that thins out where it meets the pan on top and the markings "+" and "0" on the underside of the handle. Is it some unbranded camping skillet or foreign made? The 2nd pan, on the right I thought was a #5 unmarked Martin. I thought Martin only because of the single dot in the scoop of the handle, but the number/letter 5Y on the bottom of the pan did not seem consistent with the other Martin pictures I saw. I was not able to find any pictures of any other manufacturer who used the single dot INSIDE the handle scoop. So now I enlist some of that knowledge and expertise to help me ID these pans...PLEASE!
I am new to the site as well as the cast iron world. I started my journey accidentally while researching how to re-season a late model Lodge skillet that I butchered due to my ignorance, when I came across a you tube video showing someone making scrambled eggs in a perfectly seasoned and non-stick vintage Wagner skillet and said to myself "I want one of THOSE!". Several pans later, I have learned much from the generous folks here who share their invaluable wealth of knowledge and experience. But 2 skillets I have I cannot ID. I have scoured the internet and now I seek to tap into some of your expertise. Pan on left is EXTREMELY heavy and uniformly rough over the entire surface including the cooking surface. It's only marking is the strange handle that thins out where it meets the pan on top and the markings "+" and "0" on the underside of the handle. Is it some unbranded camping skillet or foreign made? The 2nd pan, on the right I thought was a #5 unmarked Martin. I thought Martin only because of the single dot in the scoop of the handle, but the number/letter 5Y on the bottom of the pan did not seem consistent with the other Martin pictures I saw. I was not able to find any pictures of any other manufacturer who used the single dot INSIDE the handle scoop. So now I enlist some of that knowledge and expertise to help me ID these pans...PLEASE!
