Name/Title
Griswold Waffle iron and stand, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1986.61.1Description
Acc. No. 86.61.1
Subject Category: Household, utilitarian
Date or Period: C. 1920's
Object: Waffle iron
Description: Revolving cast iron waffle iron & stand (nickel plated handles).
Waffle iron signed with raised cast lettering stating "American No. 8, Patt. No. 151, Griswold, The Griswold Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa,, U.S.A., Pat'd- July 11, 1922."
Size: H-5 x L-17 inches.
History of Object: old-time stove-heated waffle iron which originally belonged to Mr. & Mrs. Donald McLean of Bay Street. Mr. McLean’s mother was a daughter of James Millington, pioneer carpenter & City Clerk of Alameda. Mr. Millington & wife, Lydia, settled here in the early 1850's. The donor's wife (Marge) is the daughter of Donald & Eleanor McLean.
Acquired from:
Jerry Lanzit
Date: 9-16-86
