ID Help Please

[MikeL]

I found this deep Chicken Fryer yesterday. What I know is:
It has a very prominently raised 8 on the handle.
The handle looks like a Lodge except where it attaches to the skillet on the bottom.
It has an inset heat ring that is not broken.
It has what could be a raised 30 in the center on the bottom, but the 0 looks almost like a square.

I'm thinking early Lodge.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y65xf27eszyplk1/2017-05-14 12.59.08.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/igotkt3djbrrdr6/2017-05-14 12.59.29.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfjamkfspkal5gx/2017-05-14 12.59.41.jpg?dl=0

 

[MikeL]

I just made another observation that might help solve my mystery. I noticed that this Chicken Fryer is quite a bit larger than my 3 notch Lodge and BSR Chicken fryers. I measured across the top of new pan and it's 11", the Lodge is 10 3/8", and BSR is 10 1/4. The heat ring is also larger, 7 5/8 vs. 7 on the Lodge. One more thing is, my #9 Tite-Top DO lid fits perfectly. Thanks for any help or even guesses.

 

[Doug D.]

The molder's mark, or whatever it is, is odd, but it appears to be Lodge to me.

 

[MikeL]

Thank you Doug. Is this what would be considered a re-purposed No Notch? Do you think it would be from the early '30s?

It's in the lye tank right now, I think it's going to turn out real nice. It sits flat and has no pitting that I can see. Even though it's larger than my 3 notch Lodge, it feels lighter.