What is this unmarked hammered chicken fryer

[Mitch M]

I found this at a flea market yesterday and just hoping for an insight into the maker. Unmarked other than an “O” on the bottom of handle. Lid looks like a Wagner but have not been able to find anything online to absolutely identify the pan? Anybody seen this or know what it is?

 

[Christy T.]

Possibly a Chicago Hardware Foundry piece? I have a large skillet with the same hammering pattern.

 

[Doug D.]

A lot of hammered CI is unmarked. Wagner did mark theirs, but this appears to be an unmarked example. CHF did not mark theirs with their name or logo, but they are identifiable by their numeric markings.

See: https://www.castironcollector.com/hammered.php

 

[Mitch M]

Thanks guys!
@doug, so are you thinking this is an unmarked wagner? Or just a mystery unmarked?

 

[Doug D.]

If you don't see anything about that to you says "this is shoddy casting compared to Wagner" then I'd call it Wagner. I'd also look for ghost marks of the WWSO logo.