gRISWOLD #8 WAFFLE MAKER

[sreyomac]

Hey everyone, i was wondering if anyone could give a bit of info on a Griswold #8 waffle maker. It comes with its original heat ring and handles. It has a minimal rust and seems to be in a good overall condition. Age? Price? Patt. No. 151N.

[mart]

Can we get a pic please   And one of the name ??

[cogar]

Yes, a pic is needed, because ................

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=989&bih=573&q=GRISWOLD+%238+WAFFLE+MAKER+&oq=GRISWOLD+%238+WAFFLE+MAKER+&gs_l=img.3...3761.29272.0.36870.3.2.0.1.0.0.84.164.2.2.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.0.0.oTPnqW_AuiA

[sreyomac]

sry about not uploading pics yesterday, I was at work and couldn't. I bought it, but still would like to hear what you guys think.

[ghopper1924]

It looks like that patent dates it to the first quarter of the 20th century, ca. 1908-1922.

People are asking more than I thought they would for these. It looks like if you were selling this on E-Bay it would start at around $100. That's what people are asking, anyway.

The fun thing is that it looks like some of these still work, 100 years later. Hadn't these people heard of planned obsolescence??

[Rauville]

It probably doesn't make much difference in value, but the 975 ring would have came with the earlier "slant logo" 885 & 886 pans originally.                 


There's a chart on the following page that lists pan and ring pattern numbers that were used together.
http://www.castironcollector.com/waffle.php

[sreyomac]

Thx guys. I paid 40 for it and do plan on using it. Finding one has been on my list for awhile now. I have have seen many in a lesser condition,  so I was stoked when I ran across this one.  The next must have thing is kitchen scale...

[KC]

This is one of those fine pieces that can be passed down through families!    Enjoy your treasure!

[mart]

Be sure and re-season the waffle surface before using so it won`t stick !!

[sreyomac]

Oh we will enjoy! My guys more than anyone, I'm sure. They will be ones to enjoy the spoils. But yes Mart they gotta wait until I re-season it. My husband thinks I'm crazy because I like to take back to no seasoning and then season myself... I use electrolysis and it easy peasy.... I have to do this because I, for one, don't use soap on my cast iron, and I know most don't.... so it gets my mind going when using very used, very old pots and pans....you never know how the last owner kept her kitchen. LOL I

[KC]

Totally agree with you.  I strip and re-season as well.  Then it is our family's noshings that build it's character!

[mart]

Soap really isn`t necessary on well seasoned  cast iron !!  But I do scrub the dickens out of it when I buy one at a garage/barn sale ect !!  Then oil and stick it in the oven a while !!  Maybe hours or days till it looks right !!  I will not let my step daughter near my cast iron because she uses a scrubber and soap on it !!  She has been banned from the kitchen !!  LOL !!

[KC]

Oh....I would ban her too Mart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (Some people just can't help themselves tho'!)

[mart]

I have a nice little 9 in skillet in the garage now waiting to be done !!  I think I am going to wait till I use the self cleaning feature on my stove and see if that will eliminate the build up on the bottom !!  I wonder if this one was used on a wood stove !! It has a build up of crud on the bottom !!

[KC]

Ones that have been used on an open fire alot have a different buildup on the bottom!  We had one that we used for camping trips and outside fires that wasn't allowed on the house stove - too much mess!