What is my old/antique frying jar made of, and what does the inscription on the bottom be set to? I'm looking for someone who has some thought about this. I...
I'm looking for someone who has some thought about this. I surmise it's made of cast iron, near a silver finish. OK, the pan is silver within color, very solid, with a bubble peen hammered guide on the outside. The inscription on the bottom is "87X" and then a smaller "B". The inscription is black, and on the bottom, it looks approaching the silver color is a paint or something, because it looks to be worn off rather and there's black underneath.
My grandmother doesn't think it's issue iron because it's silver. I was inclined to agree next to her until I saw the inscription and the appearance of the silver color wearing off.
Answers: It's probably aluminum. The B is probably the size, close to 2 qts., etc. The 87X is probably the style. I'll bet the bottom is just burned from the warmth, not a finish wearing off. The tip be the ball peening.
It's probably imprint iron - almost all the antique ones are, especially if the toy with is also metal and not wooden or bakelite/plastic. It's possible that someone painted it silver, thinking he could get more for it if it looked newer. What a fool he be, if this is the case! Cast iron is the best item in the world for frying. Just tear all the paint rotten (don't miss any, it could be poisonous), then season beside bacon grease before getting into any serious cooking.
The with the sole purpose thing I wonder roughly is the ball peen stencil on the outside - this makes me cogitate it might be heavy copper (which is usually hand-beaten, and still weigh a lot). If this is the case, you can still verbs it up and use it just fine, although I don't devise it would be as good as style iron.
Good luck!