Picked this Wagner grill pan at a market day over the weekend.
Branded Wagner made in China...I think that is in western Sydney ;D
Has anybody seen Wagner gear before..this is very well made.
Muzz

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Nice pickup Muzz

I hope to attend a market at Caboolture on Sunday.
They had CI about 5 weeks ago at a bricabrac stall.
No markings and the bases and lids looked mismatched.
Wish I knew more about the old CI

Aart

Wagner was (company closed a few years ago) an american company like lodge. I have a few of their skillets. The were once known as the Griswald company (sold to Wagner).

I would keep it as it is no longer being produced.

Best, Duncan

Thank you Duncan..I have seen a bit of it before at Market days car boot sales Etc. Aart keep on the look out, you never know what one will find.
Muzz

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TBF wrote on Jul 15^th, 2008 at 9:48pm:

Nice pickup Muzz I hope to attend a market at Caboolture on Sunday. They had CI about 5 weeks ago at a bricabrac stall. No markings and the bases and lids looked mismatched. Wish I knew more about the old CI Aart

Mate I picked up my 10" Albion from the Caboolture Markets a few years ago.  Always a good place for a wander around up there.

wrote on Jul 15^th, 2008 at 8:06am:

Picked this Wagner grill pan at a market day over the weekend. Branded Wagner made in China...I think that is in western Sydney ;D Has anybody seen Wagner gear before..this is very well made. Muzz

I noticed on the Griswald & Wagner Society Forum that there are a lot of copies of the originals floating around these days.

Some of the original stuff fetches thousands of dollars.

Nice to see some of it heading to Australia though.  I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

Derek wrote on Jul 16^th, 2008 at 5:00pm:

Some of the original stuff fetches thousands of dollars.

I would take a grand for it. ;D ;D ;D
Muzz

wrote on Jul 16^th, 2008 at 5:24pm:

Derek wrote on Jul 16th, 2008 at 5:00pm: Some of the original stuff fetches thousands of dollars. I would take a grand for it. ;D ;D ;D Muzz

You will only get what someone is willing to pay, but if you can get a grand for it, cash only, small bills, check for fakes.
:D

I just found this info on Wagner History

On July 21, 1891, Milton and Bernard Wagner organized a partnership, and formed the Wagner Manufacturing Company in Sidney, Ohio.They started with cast iron hollow ware and added nickel-plated ware in 1892.

Wagner purchased the Sidney Hollow Ware Foundry around 1897. They realized the Sidney Hollow Ware line was hurting the Wagner Hollow Ware Sales around 1903 and sold the company back to Philip Smith.

Wagner also made brass castings that included manufacture of the cash register and calculator they held patents for. Commercial small manufacture of these never happened because they sold the patents to the Osgood Cash Register Company of Detroit, Michigan.

Wagner added aluminum utensils, and made improvements in "aluminum cookware," and sent to market a line of seamless cast aluminum ware that was of a heavier weight. This aluminum ware was so successful that they went on to produce a large line of aluminum ware, including ramequins, scoops, molds, utensils and coffee and teapots. Wagner Ware captured many prizes for their fine aluminum ware.

The Randall Company of Cincinnati, Ohio acquired Wagner Manufacturing Company in 1953.

In October of 1957, the Wagner Division of Randall Company purchased the Griswold Cookware Line from McGraw Edison.

In 1959, Textron Inc acquired the Randall Company.

In September of 1969, General Housewares Corp. bought Textron Inc., which included all Wagner and Griswold lines.

In the spring of 1997, The Wagner Corporation (a group of investors) bought from General Housewares Corp. the Wagner factory.

In 1999, the Wagner Corporation closed for a break and never reopened its doors.

The Wagner Plant reopened its doors last half of 2003. They are starting to produce iron cooking items.

Thanks Duncan for that info...a good read.

Muzz