Muffin Pan ID help please

Hello all, I can't say how much I appreciate this forum and website. I've learned so much!

I dragged the family to the Mogollon rim country again and came up with a couple of pieces. One vintage Lodge, and one unmarked pan with no heat ring that simply reads

8 INCH SKILLET

across the bottom of the pan towards the handle. It is features a smooth interior, but is not nearly as light as the Favorite Piqua I picked up a few weeks ago.

What really fascinates me is the muffin pan I found.

It is unmarked, and features two gate marks on the bottom. As you can see, it also features holes cast into the piece for lightness. The lightening holes and the gate marks make me believe this is an old piece and I'm hoping for an ID

thanks!!

The muffin pan design is a widely copied one. Most adhere to the numbering convention set by earlier makers and call it a #10. The holes are to allow heat to circulate evenly as if each cup were a single. That way, all the muffins cooked and browned the same.

Thanks, no chance on dating it then eh?

Well, it's probably old enough to receive Medicare....

BenjaminO said:

Well, it's probably old enough to receive Medicare....

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LoL!!