"ERIE" number 9 Skillet with Star(pentagram) and No 10 lid

[Valerie Johnson]

Just picked up an "ERIE" marked Number 9 skillet and under the ERIE is a Star or Pentagram, It came with a lid that fits perfectly but the lid is marked with a number 10, Has anyone ever seen the star and is it common and does the lid go with the skillet.

[Valerie Johnson]

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[Cheryl Watson]

Hello Valerie. 
Nice ERIE!

The lid does not match the skillet.
I believe that is a Favorite/CHF lid, but hopefully a lid expert will stop by and confirm or not. 

During the era that Erie skillets were produced, there were not any lids produced.  However, a Griswold #9 skillet lid should fit.

The best resource for understanding the complexities of the ERIE skillet is this article:  http://www.wag-society.org/guest/Erie_Skillet_Article.htm

[Valerie Johnson]

Hi Cheryl, Thanks...according to that link it would be a second series ERIE 1886-1892, Any ideas on the Star/Pentagram mark.
I was not sure on the lid but It does fit perfectly

[Mark Zizzi]

Hi Valerie, the star is one of many "makers marks" that were used on Erie skillets...although not all skillets have one. The link Cheryl gave you has a chart listing all the known makers marks. I like that star. And yes, that is a very nice second series Erie ;)

[Valerie Johnson]

Hi Mark, Thanks to you and Cheryl for the  info, I am ot much of a collector more of a treasure finder, I have a mishmosh set of cast iron I cook on and when I find something like this I generally list it for sale.

Now about that lid...hopefully someone will have an idea

[Mark Zizzi]

Well, I don't know what's in your mismosh set that you use, but if it's not vintage iron, you might want to keep this one.  ;)

As for the lid, I believe Cheryl was correct on the Favorite part. Here's a Favorite/CHf:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Chicago-Hdwe-Fdry-Co-Favorite-Cook-Ware-Cast-Iron-8-1-2-Deep-Skillet-Lid-/221593708417?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339803a781

Here's a Favorite Piqua Ware.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FAVORITE-PIQUA-WARE-CAST-IRON-8-1-2-DEEP-SKILLET-LID-C-1916-1935-/121490496805?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4965dd25
 
 I don't believe they were affiliated with each other. Which one is yours...I don't know.  :-?  Somebody will tho.

[Valerie Johnson]

Mostly unmarked older pieces, Nice smooth interiors and thin walls is what I look for, That way I don't feel guilty abusing them ;)

[Mark Zizzi]

I modified my last post...see the links above in case you missed it.  ;)

[Mark Zizzi]

Nice smooth interiors and thin walls is what I look for, That way I don't feel guilty abusing them

 :o I'm not getting that statement at all. The newer, thicker skillets, like a new Lodge, will take far more "abuse" without damage than the old thin walled (and bottoms) skillets. Unless you meant just using them is abusing them...sometimes that could be true..depending on the piece, I suppose. But that Erie you have would get used in my house, that's for sure.  ;)

[Roger Muse]

Nice smooth interiors and thin walls is what I look for, That way I don't feel guilty abusing them

 :o I'm not getting that statement at all. The newer, thicker skillets, like a new Lodge, will take far more "abuse" without damage than the old thin walled (and bottoms) skillets. Unless you meant just using them is abusing them...sometimes that could be true..depending on the piece, I suppose. But that Erie you have would get used in my house, that's for sure.  ;)

Exactly.  If it hasn't worn out in 120 years, chances are you are not going to wear it out cooking with it for the rest of your lifetime.

[Valerie Johnson]

Ok...you guys took my comment far too seriously, My point was that I do not need to have a name or rare piece to cook with, almost all of my cookware is older unmarked iron with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 older Wagner pieces, When I look for iron that I am going to keep I always look at the smoothness of the cooking surface and the wall thickness, Smoother and thinner is better in my opinion for cooking than thicker and rough.

My idea of abuse is general usage and not being displayed on a wall or rack
If I can find a nice piece that has some collector value to someone and I can make a little money on it and someone gets a piece for their collection I am happy and with the money I can add to my mostly unmarked set that I have just to use in the kitchen.

[Mark Zizzi]

Ok, now I get it.  ;) Abuse to me would be like overheating it, not cleaning it good after use, that sort of thing. I use every piece I own and don't consider cooking as abuse...although I do worry a bit about my gas stove causing damage.   :-/

[Roger Muse]

Ok...you guys took my comment far too seriously, My point was that I do not need to have a name or rare piece to cook with, almost all of my cookware is older unmarked iron with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 older Wagner pieces, When I look for iron that I am going to keep I always look at the smoothness of the cooking surface and the wall thickness, Smoother and thinner is better in my opinion for cooking than thicker and rough.

My idea of abuse is general usage and not being displayed on a wall or rack
If I can find a nice piece that has some collector value to someone and I can make a little money on it and someone gets a piece for their collection I am happy and with the money I can add to my mostly unmarked set that I have just to use in the kitchen.

I have found that the smoothest and thinnest walled pieces also happen to be the collectible pieces.  So I cook on primarily Griswold/Erie.

[C. Perry Rapier]

A lot of folks have skillets that are worth thousands of dollars. I have never cooked in one like that, but I would have no reservations about doing that.

[David Whitten]

Valerie, are you keeping this one? ;)

[Valerie Johnson]

Hi David, I did not keep the skillet but still have the lid although I have nothing that it fits so I will probably wind up selling or trading it.

[James Mummert]

Valerie

Favorite piqua ware and then the Chicago Hardware Foundry made these unmarked skillet lids. Nice lid you have there.  My guess is that it was made by Favorite.

James