Vintage Unmarked No.7 Cast Iron Skillet

Description

Vintage Unmarked No.7 Cast Iron Skillet.

This skillet is marked with a 7 on the top of the handle and “2” makers mark on the bottom of skillet. This is a heavier casting weighing in at 4.8 lbs.

Many small foundries of the 18th and 19th centuries put no markings as to maker on their pieces. Perhaps they only served a small market, everyone they supplied knew the maker, and that was sufficient. It is likely that much of what those small foundries made was the result of copying other makers' wares, and who made what and copied from whom was better left unspoken. The identification of older unmarked pieces, especially those with bottom gate marks, remains one of the most-often-asked questions in vintage cast iron cookware collecting. Sadly, the answer is almost always, "We'll never know."

Part of the allure of vintage cast iron cookware, besides the fineness of the castings, are the unique trademarks and detail work the foundries of the past cast into each piece they produced. Pattern makers were both skilled craftsmen and artists, in some cases even carving small, unique figures ("maker's marks") into their work to identify themselves. There are instances, however, where the parentage of some 20th century cast iron ware seems mysteriously unclear.

Much of what's known to collectors as "unmarked" cast iron has quite a bit to do with marketing. In addition to store brands, like those made for companies such as Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, several major foundries produced unmarked versions of their goods for sale in hardware, department, and building supply stores. As such, these no-name pieces could be sold at a lower price without sacrificing the brand image and value of their main product lines.

Circa: 1950’s

This piece has been cleaned and seasoned using CONROY’S SKILLET BUTTER.

We make Conroy’s Skillet Butter using a unique blend of locally sourced North Carolina beeswax and Non-GMO avocado and grapeseed oil. Not only will this protect your cast iron and carbon steel from rust, it will also help create the non stick surface you have been wanting.

CONROY’S SKILLET BUTTER is available on our Shoppy page, be sure to get yours today.

Some Cast Iron Cookware can have discoloration, factory markings and utensil marks, this will even out and darken with use.

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