A set of three 1930s Judge Ware cream and utility green enamel saucepans with lids. The quality of these pans is truly wonderful, and beats anything you can buy today.  Enamelled steel pans distribute heat very evenly and they are a joy to cook with. The Judge Ware brand logo is intact on one of the lids. There are some dings and knocks to the enamel here and there, especially around the inner lid rims where they fit inside the pan, yet they've seen near 100 years of kitchen toil, and so will show a few battle scars - but nothing too untoward; and once the lids are on they look near perfect on the shelf. And, they're all good and clean inside, so can be used for cooking.  See full details below and images. 

History of enamel in the home

Up until the mid 19^th century kitchen vessels were either ceramic or tin. Although the enamelling process had been invented hundreds of years before, it took the Industrial Revolution to drive forward the quality of vitreous enamelling and its application to everyday household objects; and by the end of the 19th Century enamelled kitchen items of all shapes and sizes had become commonplace.

Note: much "vintage enamel" popular today was, and still is, made in Poland - and some of it is not as old as it would appear.  These saucepans however are genuine early pieces and were made in the UK.

Year of manufacture: c.1930 - 1950

Origin: England 

Material: enamel on steel

A) Width handle to handle 46cm / Height including lid handle 17cm / Diameter 22cm / Clean inside with knocks to pan handle and Judge Ware label missing.

B) Width handle to handle 47.5cm / Height including lid handle 20cm / Diameter 25.5cm / Clean inside with small knock to pan handle tip and lid handle; knocks to top of lid near edge; and knocks all round inside rim of lid.

C) Width handle to handle 49cm / Height including lid handle 17cm / Diameter 24cm / Clean inside with knock on top of lid and a couple more small dings to enamel on lid; two knocks on green rim of pan; a small knock on the support handle; and Judge Ware label missing.