RARE find, #9 Griswold "Erie" FIRST series! 1890's era cast iron skillet. These do not come around often! fry skillet The base has the base

The base has the base marking on it

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

and the #8 skillet

There were two sizes and this size is the larger

See pics for measurements and size

RARE find, #9 Griswold "Erie" FIRST series! 1890's era cast iron skillet. These do not come around often! fry skillet The base has the baseSee 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