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Offline Valerie Johnson

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Numbers on round Broilers
« on: October 14, 2019, 11:10:06 AM »
I picked up a nice old round broiler and after some cleaning noticed it has a number on the handle, The number 4 1/2, I started researching and looking for other examples and found some other examples that has similar numbers, Do these numbers correspond to a stove eye size(they seem too big).
Anyway...here are a few pics...still cleaning it was really cruddy. I am guessing the piece was made circa late 1800's early 1900's based upon the handle style and gate mark, It is very light and is a very smooth casting.
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Offline Dwayne Henson

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Re: Numbers on round Broilers
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2019, 05:51:50 PM »
Looks like the older numbering system. Typically 0-4, later they went to the size of the stove eye hole.
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Offline Tom Reisdorf

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Re: Numbers on round Broilers
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2019, 08:15:44 PM »
I know nothing about those, so can't add any thoughts other then that I really like it...
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Re: Numbers on round Broilers
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2019, 09:39:00 PM »
Dwayne, Of the ones I was able to find on the web I saw another 4 1/2 like this one and another one that looked the same but the handle had 5 - 5/12 on it. The 5 -5 1/2 was a bit larger than mine.

Tom...Yes it caught my eye and I grabbed it up...have no idea if I will ever use it
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