Antique Spider Cast Iron Pan, 3 Legs, 4 in. Gate Mark, 10 Base Mark, Pre-1860

  

Antique Spider Cast Iron Pan, 3 Legs, 4 in. Gate Mark, 10 Mark On Base, Weight 7.88 pounds, Pre-1860.

Condition: Very Good example of pre-1880s cast iron spider with a four inch long gate or slash mark from the pour. Three complete feet, no filing. Bottom is marked 10 and D, the run control number. The pan has been cleaned and seasoned, and sits flat.

Weight is 7.88 pounds. Diameter is 10.75 inches. Length to handle tip is 20.25 inches. Height is 4.125 inches.

Safety note: The history of an old cast iron pan is usually not known, therefore one should not cook in them. This pan was found in clean condition with little evidence of use. During heat treatment there was very little off-gassing from this pan. But you never know what chemicals may have been heated in any old pan. The standardization of stove top openings on cast iron stoves in the United States began to take shape in the latter half of the 1800s, particularly around the 1860s and 1870s.

During this period, manufacturers started to produce stoves with standardized dimensions for the burners and openings to ensure compatibility and ease of use. Older slash-marked cast iron spider pans measured size by inches in diameter at the rim primarily because they predated the standardization of stove top openings.