A.G.Patton Waffle Iron

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MDFraley

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A week ago today on my way from Arizona I stopped just outside Austin and found this little darling on a shelf outside an antique shop for $12. It was pretty ugly with crud and a lot of rust but a week in the lye and a few hours in some vinegar gave it a new outlook on life.
Wasn't sure of its maker so this afternoon I went to our resource data base and under patents I located its origin.
According to the patent US287713 it was made by the Patton Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio. A.G. Patton patented it on Oct. 30th, 1883. I was somewhat surprised thinking it was probably somewhere around 1900. If this piece is near the 134 years of its origin it has held up remarkably well with the exception of the handles. I made some new ones this afternoon based on the size and shape of the one surviving piece which I included in the first pic. It appears the originals were painted black enamel. I'm not totally happy with the ones I made and may redo them with a darker round stock.
The flipping mechanism is different than most waffle irons as it flips in line with the handle. The hinge and pin is in excellent shape with no binding and wear. I opens and closes like it was just made yesterday.
Thanks to the CIC tools provided I was able to find this diamond in the rough.
BTW....The diamond shape patterns are much easier to clean and season than the square shaped ones.

http://imgur.com/a/P3iJ9
 
Im pretty new at this so I am not disputing your findings, but having an interest in waffle irons as of late i took note of the rather odd design of your waffle iron and handles. I was looking through a 1910-1920 BSR catalog today and seen a waffle iron that looks exactly identical to the one you have. Could it possible be BSR instead of AG Patton? Again not disputing your findings, but your is exact to the BSR catalog.
 
I never say never especially when it comes to this old CI. I usually try and read the patent information attached to the PDF file and compare it to the piece I'm trying to I.D.
From what I read it fit the piece to a tee but there again I would not place money on it. Would love to see the BSR pic. If you can try and post it or send it to me via a PM.
Thanks for your input. BTW...Did the BSR have the same type base?
 
Yes, same type base and odd stubby side handles, I'll try an PM you the image as I'm not sure on copyright stuff if I'm allowed to repost it
 
I assume the BSR catalogue is a hard copy and not available on line? You can check with DougD but I don't see that it would be an issue especially since we are trying to positively I.D. a piece of history.
Maybe he will weigh in on this and set the boundaries for do's and don'ts.
 
I've seen the catalog. Like most of the era, it's an illustration, not a photo. The physical design looks mostly identical, but the detail is not good enough to say if the pattern is the same diamonds. The time period was when BSR was primarily engaged in the stove business, so the line of hollowware was minimal compared the RM era. It may, therefore, not have been all that important that the illustration match the actual item, so it could have just been printer stock.
 
Doug D. said:
I've seen the catalog. Like most of the era, it's an illustration, not a photo. The physical design looks mostly identical, but the detail is not good enough to say if the pattern is the same diamonds. The time period was when BSR was primarily engaged in the stove business, so the line of hollowware was minimal compared the RM era. It may, therefore, not have been all that important that the illustration match the actual item, so it could have just been printer stock.
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Makes sense, I was just basing it purely on picture alone, because it was so different than anything I've normally seen I figured it was a match
 
EricC said:
Whereabouts just outside Austin, if I may ask?
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Highway 290 West about 7 to 8 miles from where the freeway ends. Don't remember the name and I gave the lady cash without getting a receipt. It's next door to a Valero station on the right.
 
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