theres a couple pieces on my wish list, one is a chicken fryer w/lid, which aren't easy to find in the north, and a waffle iron. First waffle iron I bought at an auction, I paid to much for it with the wrong base (my fault), and this second one, I inspected real close before purchasing, but just pulled it out of the etank to find this crack, pretty disappointed right now. Probably not even worth continuing the clean up since they are such a pain to do. Only invested $25 in this one but it probably ain't worth anything now. Last three pictures are what I've found for markings, anyone seen one like this and maybe I.D. the maker? Can only find a raised 8 and 9 on the paddles inside circles, and backside of base handle has a raised 8 9.
https://imgur.com/a/vtqz6
https://imgur.com/a/vtqz6