Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” No. 10 Cast Iron Skillet — Pattern 1050A (Smooth Bottom)

SSC Catalog No.: SSC-WAG-SKL-10-1050A-005

Executive Summary

This Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” No. 10 skillet (pattern 1050A) represents Wagner’s mature smooth-bottom skillet production from the Sidney “-O-” era. The underside bears the Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” trademark with the pattern number 1050A, and the base is smooth, reflecting later production practices as stove technology evolved. The piece is documented as structurally sound and unaltered.

Quick Reference Specs

  • Object Name: Skillet

  • Classification: Culinary Implements → Cookware → Skillet

  • Manufacturer: Wagner Manufacturing Company (Wagner Ware)

  • Trademark / Marking: “WAGNER WARE SIDNEY -O-” (underside)

  • Size Designation: No. 10

  • Pattern Number: 1050A

  • Base Feature: Smooth bottom (no heat ring)

  • Pour Spouts: Dual

  • Finish: Machine-finished interior surface

  • Materials: Cast iron

  • Techniques: Sand-cast; machine-finished interior surface

  • Place of Manufacture: Sidney, Ohio, United States

Dimensions & Weight

  • Rim Diameter: 10.0 in

  • Cooking Surface: 8.5–9.0 in

  • Overall Length (incl. handle): 16.5–17.5 in

  • Depth: 2.0–2.25 in

  • Weight: 4.5–6.0 lb

Condition

  • Cracks: None

  • Wobble / Spin: None

  • Warp: None observed

  • Grinding / Resurfacing: None

Markings & Attribution

The underside bears the Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” trademark with the pattern number 1050A cast below. This marking supports attribution to Wagner Manufacturing Company during the period in which Wagner consistently applied the Sidney “-O-” trademark and standardized pattern numbering to its cookware lines.

Estimated Date Range: circa 1924–1935.

Manufacturing & Design Notes

The interior cooking surface shows clear evidence of factory machine finishing, intended to provide a smoother cooking surface than earlier as-cast examples. The absence of a heat ring reflects design adaptation to newer stove technologies, particularly flat-top ranges, and is characteristic of later Sidney “-O-” era production. The No. 10 size class represents a widely used general-purpose skillet suitable for everyday domestic cooking.

Condition & Preservation

This example is documented as structurally sound and unaltered, with no cracks, wobble/spin, or observable warp, and no evidence of grinding or resurfacing. Surface appearance is stable and appropriate for preservation within an educational museum archive.

Collection Context

This object is maintained within the Steve’s Seasoned Classics educational museum archive as a representative example of smooth-bottom American cast iron cookware from the Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” era. It is preserved for study, documentation, and interpretive reference and is not offered for sale.

Cast iron skillet with markings on the bottom indicating it is a Wagner Ware Sidney model.

Underside (Full Bottom): Wagner Ware Sidney “-O-” mark with pattern number 1050A visible; smooth bottom without heat ring.

Empty black cast iron skillet with a handle, number 10 embossed on the handle, placed on a wooden surface.

Top / Interior: Machine-finished interior surface; dual pour spouts evident.