Hello from NC

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RichM

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I have been buying a few pieces of Griswold, Wagner, and Lodge skillets and griddles. Nothing really rare I'm aware of. I did just find a Lodge #8 waffle iron with the coiled wire handles. It's in really nice condition but it does need a E-bath just for the gunk on the paddles mainly.

My question is can, or should the coiled handles be removed for the bath? The metal is a much lighter color on the handles and I don't want to ruin them. There is also the question of seasoning under the handles. This will be my first attemp at doing this.

Also, can you give me an idea how old it might be? It does have a higher base.

Thanks in advance.

Rich
 
If there is no rust, just crud, your better option would be a lye bath or oven cleaner in a bag. Lye won't hurt the handles. Electro probably wouldn't , either, unless the finish on them is plated and flaky. Removing coil handles is often a dicey proposition, so sometimes it's best to just work around them the best you can.
 
First, thanks for the reply. I will take your advise and do the lye bath first since I don't want to risk damage.

In regards to the age question, do you have any idea on when Lodge stopped making these? I can't find any info on them at all.
 
RB dating given as 1920s-40s, but only shows the one with the handles part of the casting. A mid-1930s Lodge catalog, however, shows both with cast and with "wire cooled" handles, and both with high or low, bailed bases. The same are offered in a somewhat later catalog. Yet another catalog, determined to be from the 1950s, only shows one size, a #8, and only with the cast handles, if the illustration is accurate. So, 1930s-40s would be about as narrowed down as it gets.
 
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