Identifying Unmarked Skillet with Unique Handle

[ChipSlaybaugh]

Hello! I have been using this skillet for almost 20 years. I have no idea where I got it but recently wanted to learn more about it. Does anyone have any info on this? Thanks!

[Doug D.]

The standard answer for pans of this time period (early to mid-19th century) is that, absent a maker's name or an abbreviation thereof inscribed on it, a clear identification is typically not possible. Although characteristics may match or be similar to marked pieces of a known maker, the odds are greater that it's a copy made by an unknown other. The handle style is actually quite common for skillets of its time period.