Favorite Piqua Ware No. 3 Skillet — Unmarked, Two-Dot Attribution

Most cast iron announces itself. This No. 3 doesn't. The base is completely unmarked — no Smiley cartouche, no size numeral, no trade name. What it carries instead is two small dots near the handle junction and a set of physical characteristics that, taken together, build a credible case for Favorite Piqua Ware attribution: the right heat ring profile, the right handle geometry, the right casting character for the Piqua foundry floor of 1916–1935. The dots are documented. The attribution is stated as inferential, not confirmed. That's how honest collection documentation works.