Possible early Wagner Ware

[Brad Williams]

I have a cast iron skillet I picked up at an estate sale and it is shaped like a Wagner Ware but it has no marking at all on the bottom. The identification page states some early examples had no identification. Can someone give me an approximate timeframe what is meant by early here, like when did they start stamping the size on the bottom? I'm cleaning now but can take and upload photos to verify it is this type. Thanks for your time and expertise!

 

[Brad Williams]

Still cleaning but here is some pictures. Looks like it has a tiny "c" mark on the underside of handle not I don't see any other marking. On the top of the handle looks like maybe it was an eight, seems to be raised up. Anyone have ideas? Thanks!

 

[Brad Williams]

Sorry, I didn't see there was a post about photos. I'll retake as advised when I'm done with the next round of cleaning and repost

 

[D_Madden]

I think those are referred to as 'fat handle wagner'... but I'm not entirely certain that wagner made them... they just have characteristics typical of other unmarked smooth bottom wagner skillets.... other than that oddly 'fat' handle.

 

[Doug D.]

Also, thick walls and smallish pour lips to me say a much later production era than what we would assume for an early unmarked smooth bottom Wagner. Some I've seen have sand shifts and casting voids I pretty sure Wagner wouldn't have let out the door (in the early smooth bottom era). They are seen with different letters under the handle, so whoever made them was exercising at least a small degree of QC.