I'm not familiar with cast iron cookware, but recently picked up a Wagner Ware 5 Star Skillet Set. It is a larger size skillet with a smaller skillet fitted as a lid. The connect much like a "hobo pie" maker. It is in pretty good shape except the word Wagner is corroded. The words Ware & Sidney O, as well as, the 5 Star Skillet Set are easily discernable. Also on the bottom of the larger skillet is the #1403 followed by a very small B. The only markings on the top (lid) smaller skillet is the letter A on the handle & a number of circles on the bottom. Last night I spent some time cleaning and seasoning set. They cleaned up nicely and I used them to cook a nice "healthy" breakfast of bacon & eggs this morning. They worked great, no sticking & cooked evenly. I plan on using the skillets at home & as a mess kit when camping. I friend uses cast iron for camping & reenactments and it cleans much easier in these environments than my aluminum mess kit. This was the primary reason that I had been looking for a nice cast iron skillet. I would very much appreciate any information on the age of the set and value. I paid $30 for the set from a lady whose says they belonged to her grandmother in Ohio. Thanks, Doug.
