Waffle Iron

How many of your grandmothers had one of these? This "cordless" waffle iron was used on a wood burning cook stove and is around one hundred years old. When wood burning cook stoves were introduced in the 1890s, mountain people pursuing cash jobs were able to buy accessories for them like this. This waffle iron would be heated on the stove, greased, then the batter poured in and the iron turned over. Other than being heated with wood, this iron works like the waffle iron at your house. Have one of these and want to make your own waffles? Check out this blog post that tells you exactly how to do it:  How to make waffles on a wood burning cookstove. 

 Bonus fact: the Sears & Roebuck catalog for 1897 sold waffle irons similar to this one for $.65. This is equal to $19.43 in 2017 currency.

Information taken from Sears and Roebuck catalog 1897