Is this a Wagner?

[Seth B.]

I bought this yesterday from a junk shop. Based on the information I found on this site it looks like a pre 60’s unmarked Wagner, but i haven’t found any information about the “P” on the handle. Any help would be appreciated. As you can see, i paid 10 dollars.

 

[Doug D.]

The P is just a pattern identifier, to confirm which pattern of many in use was used to cast a particular pan. Could also have been sold as Griswold, either with just a paper label or in a carton branded as such.

 

[Seth B.]

The P is just a pattern identifier, to confirm which pattern of many in use was used to cast a particular pan. Could also have been sold as Griswold, either with just a paper label or in a carton branded as such.

Wouldn’t a Griswold have a heat ring?

 

[Doug D.]

The key phrase here being "sold as Griswold", as opposed to "made by Griswold". When the company that owned Wagner bought Griswold, they basically bought the rights to the name. A handful of Griswold patterns were altered and used by the operation in OH, but what was being produced in PA, as it was produced there before the acquisition, didn't make the move. Your pan was made in OH after the buyout.

Like the Wagner cornstick pan here, in a Griswold sleeve: