Griswold waffle iron

[never too sharp]

There has been a recent influx of vintage cast iron into my household from a family source. This is the latest piece after cleaning and re-seasoning:

[Codger_64]

Nice complete piece. It is much more common to find them without the base plate you know. Do you have a gas stove this will work on?

[never too sharp]

Do you have a gas stove this will work on?

Yes sir. I am always impressed with the quality of the castings on these old pieces. The new stuff may be functional, but the vintage stuff is just better in so many ways.

[Codger_64]

Every weekend that I go there, I stand at my local flea market cast iron dealer's table and covent his wares. He knows his goods and doesn't give them away, but he puts a lot of effort into cleaning and identifying his goods. I'll see if I can get some pictures this weekend to share so you can have cast iron envy too. You need a 16" skillet? I am watching for a Martin Stove Works cornbread stick pan right now for myself.

[willseeyalater]

Griswold waffle irons are so intricate in their designs so even if you don't use them they are neat to have. I got one years ago at a garage sale for $15. It's a No. 8 without the wire bail, iron spiral handles with the eye-rod core, the fire ring was with it and no chips or cracks. I have never asked it to make me a waffle, I am not sure it would work well on our electric stove, so it is down in my treasure chest of precious metals. I tease my boys that some day they will inherit all my precious metal....cast iron cookware.

[Codger_64]

I need to get you guys a picture of my footed cast iron pot. I've never seen another like it. It belonged to my great grandfather Monroe Oates. He was a Presbyterian circuit preacher in the Ozarks during and after the War of Northern Aggression. He carried it hooked to his saddle and, often as not, used it to boil a chicken which he was given for his services in the mountain communities. He served briefly as a CSA chaplain near Harper's Ferry Va. before marrying Amanda Harper and moving to Arkansas. So the pot dates to at least the 1860's-1870's. The only marking is an "8" on the bottom.

[willseeyalater]

My folks had a similar one that was handed down by the maternal grandma. It had a single crack down one side to the curve of the bottom so it was a flower pot for the front porch.

[Codger_64]

This one has a bottom crack. It was cast very thin and is light, considering it is cast iron. Likewise, it holds a potted plant in a pot. Behind it in the picture is a steel milk can from Granddad's dairy. That was prewar. Second, not first.