Can anyone tell me about my pan?

[Dianne G]

I just got this pan and realize it's the top of a two part set. I cannot find anything like it. It says it's "80"; it says Erie. But it also has patent numbers and other numbers on it, which I don't see in any other picture of a Griswold pan. The patent numbers are 1,554,360 above the Erie name and below it says pat. # 97,022. I can't seem to get the picture to fit on this thread.

 

[Doug D.]

The forum software won't allow unnecessarily large filesize images to be attached. Pinned topics at the top of most subforums explain workarounds.

The patent numbers appear on both the #80 and #90 double skillet set tops. The bottoms are deep skillets. They are seen in both bare iron and plated versions.

 

[Dianne G]

Thank you for answering. Do you know about when they were made?

 

[Doug D.]

The markings like those on the #80 and #90 sets are ca. 1920s-1930s. Being smooth bottomed, more likely 1930s.

 

[Dianne G]

Mr. Doug D., thank you for all your helpful information. I have one more question....do the top and the bottom have to be from the same year? Do they have to be a set to be a collector item? I have seen tops and bottom sets going for lots of money. Are there any parameters, or do you only need a top and a bottom?

 

[Doug D.]

There's no way to determine the exact year of manufacture of a cast iron pan. The match to yours will also be marked 80 and Double Skillet Bottom. Both pieces would need to be unplated or plated to be considered a true match.