Hello everybody -
Once again I'm trying to help an acquaintance with an ID and have come up short, would appreciate the input from Doug and the community here.
This is a tiny spider skillet, only about 4" diameter. It is not mine so unfortunately I do not have a pic of the entire piece from the underside, just a couple closeups of the markings.
Shown in one of the pics, I can't really make it out myself but the owner claims the underside of the handle says "1-2 SPIDYR".
The other is a blob that appears to have the number 1 on it. My suspicion is that this is a sprue mark and the appearance of a 1 is just coincidence, but I can't say for certain.
Anybody know what this is? By default I'd say a spider skillet with a sprue (or a bottom gate mark) is unidentifiable 1800s but I really don't know about this one and I don't want to give someone the wrong idea. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
Once again I'm trying to help an acquaintance with an ID and have come up short, would appreciate the input from Doug and the community here.
This is a tiny spider skillet, only about 4" diameter. It is not mine so unfortunately I do not have a pic of the entire piece from the underside, just a couple closeups of the markings.
Shown in one of the pics, I can't really make it out myself but the owner claims the underside of the handle says "1-2 SPIDYR".
The other is a blob that appears to have the number 1 on it. My suspicion is that this is a sprue mark and the appearance of a 1 is just coincidence, but I can't say for certain.
Anybody know what this is? By default I'd say a spider skillet with a sprue (or a bottom gate mark) is unidentifiable 1800s but I really don't know about this one and I don't want to give someone the wrong idea. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!