[bbw1230]

I have an old black iron skillet and I’m trying to identify the manufacturer and approximate age.
I’ve searched many YouTube videos as well as internet pictures to find a match, without success.
It appears the logo on the back reads K B&R, but it’s hard to be sure. Attached are several pictures of the skillet.

[Toymeister]

BSR?

Birmingham Stove and Range

Doesn't seem to line up, though

[Ecuadog]

Could be King Stove & Range (aka Martin) click here.

[Cupcake57]

That's a beauty- don't try to clean it!

[bbw1230]

Thanks, I agree. It doesn’t seem to fit. I looked at a lot of those. They’re made in AL.

[bbw1230]

Thanks, very interesting. I’ll check into it. Much appreciated.

[bbw1230]

Thanks, We use it a lot. We just wipe it down and oil it. Not sure how long my Mom had it, or where she got it, but it’s as old as I can remember and I’m in my mid 60’s.

[Ecuadog]

Click here

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[mlmarr1]

Easy clean...if you know how..

[bbw1230]

That’s it Ecuadog!
Thanks VERY much!

[Dawn H]

Looks like it’s this... a Martin King Stove Range #7
Martin / King Stove And Range #7 KSR Cast Iron Skillet - Sheffield, AL | #1853557635

[Ginsanders]

I grew up in Huntsville Alabama and it looks like Martin stamping and stove logo. KSR. I went to school with Ricky Martin whose dad owned it. They are no longer in business. That's a keeper! It is in beautiful condition, congratulations.

[Alicia]

Nice skillet, I have both Werner, Griswold, and Lodge. I have a 6.5 at Lodge Dutch Oven, if used with low gas setting and heat disperse you can get a incredible simmer.

[BethBowen]

My cast iron is all from PA which is where I am was raised. It might be interesting to find out if cast iron was made where you or your mom were raised???

[bbw1230]

Originally Posted by BethBowen

My cast iron is all from PA which is where I am was raised. It might be interesting to find out if cast iron was made where you or your mom were raised???

Yes Beth, Mom and Dad were both from Louisiana, so it would have been easy for these skillets to have made it over to LA. It probably was handed down from my maternal Grandmother now that I see how old it is. Apparently King Stove & Range was sold to Martin Bros. around 1917. Then the KSR logo was phased out in a few years. So that dates the skillet around 100 years old. I’ll hand it down one of these days, but for now...I’m using it!