Unique! Early 1900's Griswold New American Style No. 8 Cast Iron Waffle Iron, Low Base 884, Patent 1901. 976/977 paddles Lodge blob These are the earliest skillets

These are the earliest skillets in BSR history (Circa 1930)

There is a small crack in one of the cups

The heat ring slant logo is one of most sought after skillet series‘ as it was one of Griswolds earliest with the cross style logo

Many of these come to us fairly beat up and the chrome finish worn

Unique! Early 1900's Griswold New American Style No. 8 Cast Iron Waffle Iron, Low Base 884, Patent 1901. 976/977 paddles Lodge blob These are the earliest skilletsVery cool! Griswold was pretty straightforward with its skillets, griddles and dutch ovens, making it easy to spot eras and timelines for production. But for waffle irons, its a slightly different story. They had many variations of paddle logos, paddle styles, base styles and more. This one is from the era of the artistic lettering style that Griswold used generally only with the fourth series Erie Skillets. This antique 1910s era Griswold #8 Cast