Stove-top waffle iron consisting of a high, circular base with two lug handles that holds a pair of removable, circular plates with wire coil handles. Plates are connected by a ball hinge and patterned with a four-quadrant grid of squares. Notches in base allow plates to be flipped 180 degrees. Raised cast-in marks on exterior of plates include the company's logo ("GRISWOLD" in italic letters) at center with pattern name and size "AMERICAN / No. 8 (arched)" above and "THE GRISWOLD MFG. CO. / ERIE PA., U.S.A. / PAT'D DEC. 1, 1908" (curved)" below; pattern number "885" on male plate and "886 / B" on female plate. If slanted, pre-1920; if block, post-1920.