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Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York, received the first U.S. patent for a waffle iron on August 24, 1869, under the patent number 94,043. His waffle maker was a two-sided device made of cast iron. The iron was placed on a stove top to cook the waffle batter.
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Waffles.Wastebrains:History of The Waffle
SwarthouthFamily:Cornelius Swartwout Inventor of the Waffle Iron
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