oval Griswold skillet

[Marge Knowles]

I realize they are not "rare".    more "like hard to find".   how often do you folks see them on the auction block?  the only large auctions I have attended for the last 4 years were Mike Hobbs.   he may have sold a couple in the earlier auctions before I actually realized you had to pay (cough cough) :o :o bigger money for pieces than I was accustomed to paying.  I know how it works now. ;) ;) ;)   anyhow, I don't remember if I saw him sell oval fish skillets or not.  just curious for some input from you all.

[Marge Knowles]

my second picture didn't stay in place

[Randy Eckstein]

Marge, I got a 15 oval at the third of the Crews collection auctions that Mike had.  Decent pricing on it as the big bucks and rarer pieces had been at the first one.

[Jim Glatthaar]

Every time I see a Griswold oval skillet they want way too much money for it.  So, I'm biding my time  >:(

[C. Perry Rapier]

Every time I see a Griswold oval skillet they want way too much money for it.  So, I'm biding my time  >:(

I don't blame you Jim. I got a couple of these. There are some strange sizes of these also that are not in the books. Like a number 13 1/2, a number 16 1/2, and a number 18. I think the only ones listed in the BB are the number 15, pictured here, and the much smaller number 13. A lid was made for the number 15 and they are pretty pricey. Also kind of unusual is a number five Griswold Oval Roaster Lid that has been factory altered to fit the number 15 Oval Fish Skillet. But I'll tell you one thing, I think they are pretty neat looking, but for cooking, forget it. No matter where you put that on a burner you are going to have a cold spot about the size of New Jersay.  ;D ;D ;D

BUT, they are cool looking.  ;)

[Mark Zizzi]

Every time I see a Griswold oval skillet they want way too much money for it.  So, I'm biding my time  >:(

Me too, Jim. Interesting info, Perry. Never heard of half sizes before.

[Ann and Calvin Smith]

All
The oval skillets I know of are as follows:

13 in black iron, Nickel, and Chrome
13 1/2 Chrome (only 1 known)
15 in black iron, Chrome, and Red and Cream
 ( 2 lids made for the 15)
16 1/2 in black iron and maybe Chrome
17 in Chrome (only 2 known)

Does anyone know of  anymore.

Cal Smith

[Marge Knowles]

hello, Calvin.  you are the person I think about when I hear about oval skillets.  you were giving me some information at the WAGS convention.   at the auction where I bought the 15 black iron,  there was a 13 plated with bad plating.  shoulda coulda bought it.   I don't think it got to $300.  all I could think about was the bad plating.   now, I am kicking myself when I find out that the 13 is not that common.   I got the 15 for a decent price.

[C. Perry Rapier]

Hello Calvin. Thanks for coming on and giving us the sizes of the known oval skillets. But I could have sworn that there was a number eighteen. I wonder if thats a typo?  :-/

[Harry Riva]

No #18 I know of, Perry
Harry