RARE find, #9 Griswold "Erie" FIRST series! 1890's era cast iron skillet. These do not come around often! fry skillet There were two sizes and

There were two sizes and this size is the larger

has some refurbished sulfur pitting

We have had one of the "starfish" makers mark skillets before which shows a prominent star in the same position as this one

The base has the base marking on it

The patent date is 1901

RARE find, #9 Griswold "Erie" FIRST series! 1890's era cast iron skillet. These do not come around often! fry skillet There were two sizes andSee our complete collection at www. castandclarabell. com If you want a skillet that lives in rarified air, this would be one of them. Griswold made Erie skillets are the earliest versions of the brand, made in the late 1890s. This is the VERY FIRST series made by Griswold in the 1890s. Early makers made their skillets by hand, and the very first Erie skillets were known by their "scoop" style handle and no catalog number on the skillet reverse. These