My first Griswold...

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HWJohnson

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Today the wife and I went snooping around some shops near our house. This is the first time that I've actually gone looking for CI since I decided to take up the hobby a couple weeks ago. We visited one shop that had several corn stick pans and some skillets, (Wagner, BSR, and Griswold). I did see a few camp ovens and one of them was a Wagner too but instead of being cleaned up it looks like someone just painted them black. They were $35 each.

We walked around some more and I found this beauty tucked away, hanging on the wall, partially hidden from view by some other old junk. I decided to get it since it was something different and looked to be in good shape. It is labeled as being made in 1908. I paid $40 for it and although I was hoping to find some deals like I've seen you guys post I am happy with the price. Its my first Griswold, it's something different (a waffle iron as opposed to a skillet), and its over a century old! All in all I'm pleased with it.
Tomorrow it goes in my electrolysis tank. BTW, that thing is working like a charm now. I cleaned up the sacrificial anode and my charger clamps and I have a #8 in there now just a bubbling away! Thanks for all the input on that guys. Here is the pick of today's find before the electrolysis. I will post follow up pics once it's done.

Any idea on estimated value? Did I screw myself by paying $40? Also, it says "Puritan" on the other side of the waffle iron if that helps.

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The BB shows a Puritan waffle iron, and says the markings include "The Griswold Mfg. Co." but does not show that side of it to be sure if it has the slant logo or not. It notes the p/ns for that iron are 885/886, and the 885 side is the Puritan marked side. Although the patent date is 1908, the Puritan iron and a Griswold iron with p/ns 885/886 shown in the red book are dated as manufactured in the 1930s and 1920s, respectively. Values given assume the base is included, and are noted at $75 for the Puritan, and $175-200 for the Griswold front and back one. Was the base included, or no? What shape are the handles in?
 
I would place an 885/886 Griswold Puritan around the late teens to early 20s but it could be later if Griswold "repurposed" their 885/886 patterns into the Puritan one for Sears to sell. The replacement for the 885/886 was the 314/315 that also has the 1908 patent date but probably was made in the later teens to early 20s. The next patent date to show up on a Griswold waffle iron was 1922.
 
Oh ok, thanks guys!
There was no base with this one so I will need to start looking around for one.

The handles seem to be in good shape. I will definitely know more tomorrow after it finishes in the electrolysis tank. I will post an updated pic then.
 
975 is the low base and 985 the high base that goes with your irons. Griswold was constantly making small changes in their waffle irons so certain bases are required for a proper fit to certain irons. The 975 is probably one of if not the most common Griswold base.
 
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