BSR #8 Chicken Fryer

[SJLuzum]

Here’s a BSR CF I just picked up. It has a removable lid knob. Is that correct for this pan? The ears on the lid are way bigger than the ears on the pan.

Is this the correct lid for this pan?

Thanks.

https://imgur.com/a/LjFxfAp

 

[Doug D.]

There was a time early in BSR's deployment of the DISA automated molding machines that they hadn't yet figured out how to implement the retractable hinged finger/loop handle on patterns. So, for a while tab handles or screw-on knobs were used. There was probably no need seen to shave down the lip covers on lids when pour lips were downsized as an accommodation to automated molding processes.

 

[SJLuzum]

Thanks Doug.

What year would you put this pan?

 

[Doug D.]

The first DISA machines were installed at BSR in 1966, so sometime thereabouts.

 

[SJLuzum]

Thanks again Doug.