1918–1945
Interwar Peak (1918–1945)
The busiest years of American cast iron cookware and the source of most of what's listed today. Griswold introduced its large block logo around 1920 and switched to the small block logo around 1939; Wagner introduced its stylized Wagner Ware Sidney -O- logo around 1922, with heat-ring pans carrying catalog numbers through the mid-1930s before smooth bottoms took over; Favorite Stove & Range of Piqua, Ohio, made its Piqua Ware cookware from about 1916 until its tooling was sold in 1935; and Lodge's unmarked pans moved from a single-notch to a three-notch heat ring around the 1940s. Cooking surfaces from the major makers were still milled smooth. Supply is healthy, so common skillets sell at everyday prices — roughly $50–150 for most Wagner and small-logo Griswold sizes, more for large-logo Griswold No. 8 and No. 10 pans. The logo change is the main price divider within a maker: the same Griswold No. 8 pattern typically lists for about twice as much with the large block logo as with the small one.
References from this era
25 hand-curated reference pages from 1918–1945.
GriswoldSkilletGriswold No. 8 Large-Logo Skillet (704)
typical $90–$220
c. 1920–1940
GriswoldSkilletGriswold No. 10 Large-Logo Skillet (716)
typical $180–$400
c. 1920–1940
GriswoldDutch OvenGriswold No. 8 Tite-Top Dutch Oven (833 / 1278)
typical $110–$260
c. 1920–1957
GriswoldCornbread PanGriswold No. 262 Tea-Size Corn Stick Pan (625)
typical $30–$75
c. 1930s–1950s
GriswoldMuffin PanGriswold No. 11 French Roll Pan (950)
typical $60–$160
Late 1800s–1950s (many variations)
GriswoldGriddleGriswold No. 9 Handle Griddle (609)
typical $60–$200
c. 1920–1957
GriswoldWaffle IronGriswold American No. 8 Waffle Iron
typical $120–$300
Early 1900s–1930s (approx.)
Wagner WareSkilletWagner Ware No. 9 Sidney Skillet (1059)
typical $70–$150
c. 1922–1959
Wagner WareSkilletWagner Ware No. 8 Sidney Skillet (1058)
typical $40–$100
c. 1922–1959
Wagner WareSkilletWagner Ware No. 7 Sidney Skillet (1057)
typical $50–$120
c. 1922–1959
Wagner WareDutch OvenWagner Ware No. 8 Dutch Oven / Round Roaster (1268)
typical $90–$260
c. 1920s–1959
Wagner WareCornbread PanWagner Ware 7-Stick Corn Stick Pan
typical $20–$60
c. 1920s–1960s
Wagner WareDutch OvenWagner Ware Drip Drop Roaster
typical $150–$320
c. 1920s–1940s
Wagner WareGriddleWagner Ware Square Skillet / Griddle (1218)
typical $50–$130
c. 1930s–1950s
Wagner WareMuffin PanWagner Ware 11-Cup Muffin / Popover Pan (1323 / 1337)
typical $35–$90
c. 1920s–1950s
Wagner WareWaffle IronWagner No. 8 Stovetop Waffle Iron
typical $100–$240
c. 1910s–1940s
Favorite StoveSkilletFavorite Piqua Ware No. 8 Skillet
typical $90–$250
c. 1916–1935
Favorite StoveSkilletFavorite Piqua Ware No. 6 Skillet
typical $70–$160
c. 1916–1935
Favorite StoveGriddleFavorite Piqua Ware No. 9 Round Griddle
typical $80–$180
c. 1916–1935
Favorite StoveDutch OvenFavorite Piqua Ware No. 8 Dutch Oven
typical $110–$280
c. 1916–1935
- Favorite StoveMuffin Pan
Favorite Piqua Ware 11-Cup Muffin Pan
typical $70–$150
c. 1916–1935
VollrathSkilletVollrath Ware No. 8 Skillet
typical $60–$150
Early 1900s–1940s (marked)
VollrathSkilletVollrath Ware No. 10 Skillet
typical $80–$180
Early 1900s–1940s (marked)
VollrathSkilletVollrath Enameled No. 8 Skillet
typical $80–$180
Early–mid 1900s (approx.)
- VollrathGriddle
Vollrath No. 9 Round Griddle
typical $60–$130
Early 1900s–1940s (approx.)