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Offline Valerie Johnson

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Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« on: July 08, 2015, 07:11:54 PM »
I picked up this nice little unmarked Number 5 skillet, At first look I thought it was a BS&R but now I am not sure, Any ideas, Unmarked, No heat ring,Number 5 on top of handle, small number 5 on bottom which would normally be considered the 6 0:clock position but it is upside down, handle on bottom looks like BS&R with ridge going all the way to side of skillet but looks like it was ground flat, Nice smooth cooking surface and very large pour spouts.
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2015, 11:35:39 AM »
Let the real experts look but I don't think it is a BSR. To many thing different no heat ring, number on handle.
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2015, 12:16:32 PM »
Hi Mark, Thanks for the input, Just as an FYI, I have had several BS&R smooth bottom skillets without a heat ring but the number on the handle is a good point, every BS&R I have had did not have a number on the handle but I have learned from past experiences to "Never say never"
The upside down number 5 on the bottom is kinda curious also, most of the older BS&R's with the larger spouts have the 3/4" high number and the newer ones have the smaller number but none I have seen have the number upside down
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2015, 08:32:21 PM »
Don't think it's BS&R either. Nice looking skillet, love the pour spouts.
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2015, 10:29:41 PM »
[size=16]Not sure who made it, from the top when I first picked it up I thought Wagner ware, Then when I turned it over I saw the handle and thought BS&R but after I cleaned it I thought...I don't know who made it but it's a nice skillet [/size]:D
[size=14]And as a bonus I have a glass dome lid that fits it very nicely, there is a little opening where the pour spouts are because they are so big but otherwise the lid fits like it was made for it.[/size]
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2015, 10:41:19 PM »
My bet is Wagner but I an not an expert.
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Re: Unmarked #5 Skillet looks like BS&R but maybe not
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2015, 07:28:03 AM »
Unfortunately this is probably just another skillet made by a lesser known foundry and will never be identified, At any rate it is a nice little skillet and I already have more Number 5 skillets than I need now so I will end up selling it.
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