I picked up this gate marked #11 skillet last night at a thrift store for $7.99. It's in excellent shape, very flat, smooth surface, no pitting, no rust, no evidence of grinding on the lip, bottom or feet.
What I'm super curious about is the 3 small feet. I can't for the life of me find any pictures of anything similar. From what I've read is that there was a time period between hearth spiders and full on heat rings that similar methods were used to avoid wobble from the gate and to keep the skillet centered on the stove holes.
Does anyone have any idea on the time period of this piece or even any evidence of something similar?
Once I get it stripped, I'll update you guys this with any additional markings I can find.
https://imgur.com/gallery/ilPnTmp
What I'm super curious about is the 3 small feet. I can't for the life of me find any pictures of anything similar. From what I've read is that there was a time period between hearth spiders and full on heat rings that similar methods were used to avoid wobble from the gate and to keep the skillet centered on the stove holes.
Does anyone have any idea on the time period of this piece or even any evidence of something similar?
Once I get it stripped, I'll update you guys this with any additional markings I can find.
https://imgur.com/gallery/ilPnTmp