Wagner Ware — Miniature Cast Iron Skillet No. 1050
The Wagner Manufacturing Company of Sidney, Ohio produced this 3½-inch miniature skillet — catalog number 1050, pattern letter D — as a novelty item, advertising premium, and salesman's sample. Every feature of a full-size Wagner skillet is present in miniature: the oval logo, the pour spouts, the teardrop hanging hole, and the smooth cooking surface. The stylized W logo dates this piece to approximately the 1950s–1960s. Acquired from eBay seller floodgatesofheaven, August 2025.
Wagner Ware Krusty Korn Kobs Junior Cornbread Pan — Pattern 1319
Seven corn cob cavities. A patent date of July 6, 1920. The full Wagner Ware Sidney-O mark, the registered Krusty Korn Kobs trade name, and pattern 1319 — all cast into the base of a single pan. Wagner's signature corn stick design in the Junior configuration, with every kernel row sharp and the seasoning intact. Acquired from a Goodwill auction for $7.99. The iron remembers what it's worth even when the market doesn't.
Wagner Cast Iron Bean PotStove Ring Kettle — Size 8
A Wagner No. 8 cast iron bean pot from the early arc mark period — before WAGNER WARE, before Sidney-O, before catalog numbers. The arc WAGNER mark with decorative flourishes, three cast leg feet, original wire bail handle, and the stove ring flange that locked it into a wood or coal stove eye for the long slow cook that fed American families in the foundry's earliest years. The oldest Wagner mark configuration in the SSC collection.