STARBURST OVENEX LOAF PAN. Metal with a repeating pattern all around of a circle with rays coming out of it. This pattern is pressed into the metal. Inside the bottom of each pan is raised lettering that reads, "OVENEX N 2 7 5/8" U.S.A." ^ ^EKCO started making Ovenex baking pans in 1945 and continued for 20 years. Ekco company started in 1903 making military boxes. First mess kit issued to World War I was made by Ekco. (answers.com; what is the history of Ekco's ovenex baking pans? Liz B.