Odd Griddle

[MikeDenman]

Hello, new collector checking in. Today at the Griswold convention I ran across this griddle. I've never seen anything like it. Looks like it would be messy to use. Any information available?

 

[KevinE]

It's not a griddle. It's a broiler.

 

[MikeDenman]

Thank you.

 

[MikeZ]

That is a beauty. Clever design, to be able to pour off accumulated oil by means of the spout. It's used on a cookstove over the firebox, by removing two covers and the "I" piece between them. The unit sits down inside the top of the firebox over a bed of coals and the draft of the stove theoretically draws the smoke from burning fat down into the box and up the stovepipe.

So, where was this Griswold convention?

 

[MikeL]

It was in Springfield, MO. I stopped by yesterday morning about 10:30 and the swap meet was already over. :sad: