THANK YOU! I inherited a cast iron skillet from my Mom, who inherited it from her Mom. Grandma died when I was 3 and I'm pushing 70 now. But I never knew what the "8" on the handle meant. It didn't match either the interior or exterior dimension. It never dawned on me that it was the size of the hole in her cast iron stove.
I also inherited two of Grandma's ledger books. One with recipes and another where she recorded her "butter and egg" sales. A journey back in time.