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Favorite Piqua Ware No. 8A Skillet
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Favorite Piqua Ware No. 8A Skillet

A museum-quality look at the most popular size in Favorite Piqua Ware's lineup — the No. 8A Smiley Logo skillet, cast from the first working pattern in Piqua, Ohio between 1916 and 1935. Includes original research on the pattern letter system, quality control in American foundries, and why the No. 8 was the skillet that defined the brand.

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An Online Museum of Pre-1959 American Cast Iron

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