Metal hearth griddle

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A round, metal hearth griddle. The hearth griddle has two (2) round pressing plates and two (2) elongated handles are crossed and connected by a rivet near the plates. The handles are attached to the plates with two (2) rivets and welded into place. The plates are round and flat. The exterior surface of the plates is rough and undecorated. The interior surface of the plates are rough textured and both have incised vertical markings along the edges and a central impression of an eagle and U.S. insignia. The top handle ends in a small curved hook. And the bottom handle end in a small ball.

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