Another 3 notch id?

[kacee1958AA]

I virtually never go to a thrift, but today did and got lucky. There was a modern 10.25 Lodge, a no name 12' pan, both of which I passed on and this 3 notch Lodge which I picked up for $15. I looked through various 3 notch identification posts but couldn't find anything like this one. Some talk about "made in usa" markings, this one simply has usa di 10sk. I am familiar with the Lodge 8SK, 10SK etc markings, but it's almost marked like a Wagner with the "12" skillet" markings. Anyway, can someone date this pan? I assume 80s but?

 

[Alan]

That's a solid score at fifteen bucks. The 3 notch Lodge skillet is the real deal and 12 inches is a size that actually gets used. The USA DI 10SK marking puts it in that post war era when Lodge was stamping heat lot codes instead of the "Made in USA" you see on earlier ones. DI is the plant designation and the 10SK is the mold number. The "10" part doesn't refer to the size like it might seem. Those 3 notches are the tell anyway. You picked the right pan to walk out with while leaving the modern stuff behind.

 

[kacee1958AA]

Thanks! The nice thing was this pan was owned by someone who knew how to care for it. The seasoning was very nice with very little carbon . In the past with my Wagner and BSR pans I have always stripped them and re-seasoned, but this one was so nice that I just gave it a thorough cleaning and used it straight away,
One curious (to me) thing was that it is a heavy pan just like a modern Lodge. It weighed in at 7lbs which confused me as I thought like my older BSRs etc that it would be lighter than modern pans? Unlike a modern Lodge though, it did have a smooth cooking surface. I needed another 12" pan like a hole in the head, but I am pleased to own it anyway.

 

[BigBob75]

Home Run finding, AND USING, this iron pan!