Description: What is a Southern Mystery Skillet? Southern Mystery Skillets There are a lot of opinions on who made these skillets. I own several that date back as far as the 1800s. The folklore behind these skillets is they were made by local blacksmiths in town or smaller metal foundries. The latter is true about small foundries They would purchase old molds from cast iron manufacturers like Lodge, Griswold, and many others and start making their own. The retired mold we clean up or “buttered” to metal down cast iron and make skillets, pans, and other cast iron cookware. Some of these skillets made a great cooking skillet that is very lightweight. You know they were built well if some are over 100 years old and still cooking today. There are still quite a few of these old skillets around mostly in small antique shops. This pan will perform with any manufacturer on the market in my opinion. If you happen to run into one of these old skillets do yourself a favor and take one home with your to either hang on the wall or for daily use. Pictured below is a #7 with a fancy handle and a gate mark on the bottom a sure sign of a skillet made before 1900.
Price: 61.7 USD
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
End Time: 2025-02-05T18:38:00.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Stove Type Compatibility: Electric, Gas
Antique: Yes
Item Length: 13
Item Width: 8.5
