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Offline Christopher Miller

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Who and when was this corn bread pan made?
« on: November 05, 2015, 08:13:11 PM »
Please view attached photos.  Can anyone identify the manufacturer and approx year it was manufactured?  I am hoping the photos work. On the bottom of the pan is stamped corn bread pan
patent pending
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Offline Dwayne Henson

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Re: Who and when was this corn bread pan made?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2015, 09:20:28 PM »
Cast by Birmingham Stove and Range Co, invented in 1967,
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Re: Who and when was this corn bread pan made?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2015, 09:06:45 PM »
Dwayne, thank you for the reply.  The pan is not stamped with made in the USA.  Doesn't that date the pan before 1960.

Sincerely

Chris Miller
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Offline Russell Ware

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Re: Who and when was this corn bread pan made?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2015, 09:39:40 AM »
Chris, as an example, Lodge made pieces into the 1990's that were never stamped with Made In USA. The lack of it does not always give an indication of its age. A similar argument can even be made about dates given to pieces with gate marks. And of course look at all the Asian cast iron today that isn't even stamped for its country of origin. Most of it is only mentioned on the packaging now.
Dwayne is correct. You can even look up the patent for this pan on the US patent website, but that patent number escapes me at this time.
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Offline Cheryl Watson

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Re: Who and when was this corn bread pan made?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 10:22:30 AM »

Russell, BSR never completed the patent process on this piece.  Lodge had already started to make them.
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