My mother used some cake pans for layer cakes that were different from
any I have seen in the stores. I suspect she received them as wedding
or bridal shower gifts so they were purchased in about 1953.

They were a fairly dark metal or had darkened through use. They were
fairly shallow, and had textured bottoms (I think) and a narrow flat
lip running all the way around the top.

In the center of the bottom of each pan was a rivet, attaching a half-
inch wide strip of metal that went from the center of the pan to the
side, up the side and over the lip and stuck out as a tab. When you
wanted to get your cake out of the pan, you pushed the tab (and the
metal strip) all the way around the pan to slice through any spots
that might be stuck to the sides or bottom of the pan.



Does anyone else remember or know about pans like these? I assume they
were a patented design that hasn't been made in years.

--
Elyse Grasso