Iron Mountain Dutch Oven

[ysageev]

Just cleaned this find up from last weekend.  It definitely is an iron mountain, although I cannot find it in the books.  It resembles, and seems identical to the "Merit" dutch oven shown but lacks the "Merit" logo.  Any ideas of rarity on this one? Additional info, like what sizes were made would be appreciated.

[ysageev]

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[Roger Barfield]

Yair, it should be in the blue book, I don't have mine with me or I'd give you the page number.  Size 8 is the most commonly seen size.  

[ysageev]

I don't see this one, Roger -- just the Merit oven.   :-?

[Jerry Cermack]

I don't see this one, Roger -- just the Merit oven.   :-?

I'm not sure its in any of Dave's books but it is in the pattern number list.  There's been several of them listed in last few months.  Here's one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Griswold-Old-Cast-Iron-Dutch-Oven-1036-1037-8_W0QQitemZ6287404838QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3631QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=102250816669&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr12_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

[Sandy Glenn]

Yair, It looks nice.  Couldn't find it in either the red or blue book either, but I'd wager it isn't rare since I've found several around here.

[Steve_Stephens]

Not being shown or listed in the books doesn't make a piece a rarity.  So many different items were made by most of the manufacturers that it would be a monumental task to include specific information on all items made.  Generally the pieces shown in the books are the more collectible ones since those are the ones collectors have and want to get photos of.  The really common pieces can be seen so often that there isn't the need to show many of them in the books.

Steve

[ysageev]

I never suggested it was rare.  

I do think books should try to be complete.  The books do list common items, like small logo griswolds, etc, which are less interesting to collectors.  To be honest, I haven't seen too many of these, but that could be because most sellers don't recognize it as Griswold.

[Sandy Glenn]

I never suggested it was rare.

Just answering the question in your first post.

Also, the reason I see them around here, priced reasonably I might add, is because very few people recognize them as a Griswold product.

[Steve_Stephens]

what sizes were made would

IM do's were made in sizes 7-10.  At least the catalog shows those sizes.

Steve

[Will Person]

what sizes were made would

IM do's were made in sizes 7-10.  At least the catalog shows those sizes.

Steve

I have a #7 and #8 and have seen on Ebay a #9 and #10.   I havent seen any others.


Will 8-)

[Douglas Guynn]

 Blue book page 25 is listing for iron mt. and good health and their #'s they were made in.

[Steve_Stephens]

Blue book page 25 is listing for iron mt. and good health and their #'s they were made in.

That info is easy to overlook without photos.  What they call "no name polished ware" may or may not be what became Iron Mountain.  I would suspect that it may be Iron Mt. since what else would it be?  Those lists are from 1931.  A 1942 catalog shows "Iron Mountain" and "Unground" which is just like IM but not ground.

Steve

[ysageev]

Thanks I will check page 25.

[Roger Barfield]

Interesting that the list on that page doesn't list the #4 iron mountain skillet.  

[Steve_Stephens]

Interesting that the list on that page doesn't list the #4 iron mountain skillet.  

Yes, but the left hand list is for Good Health ware while the right hand list is for "unpolished ware" which is what???  Iron Mountain?  Generic no name?  Obviously the name Iron Mountain hadn't been "invented" in 1931.  If only we could know the whole story and how everything fit together.  We need the "tapes" from Griswold.  I wonder how much information and what kind of info was thrown away from the ERIE city library as the library told me in 1984 when I went there to research some on Griswold.  They said someone was asked to clean up or out a room and ended up throwing away material that wasn't supposed to be thrown away.  Gone...

Steve