Hello Laura......First off, WELCOME to our WAGS forum. You have found a site that is full of friendly people with a lot of knowledge and information to share. Hope you come back many times.
The Griswold Coffee Grinder that you have is listed in "The Book of Griswold and Wagner" by David Smith and Chuck Wafford, commonly referred to as "The Blue Book" on page 156. It was produced Circa 1920's and is valued at $1200 to $1500. I do not have any of the Griswold coffee grinders or coffee roasters. There are some in our group that do collect these and may be able to give you a realistic value to your grinder. Sometimes the book values are high, and then sometimes they are low. It is a good starting off point though. Does your grinder still have any of the gold trim left on it??? Anyway, you have a nice piece of Griswold there. Are you looking to sell it, or are you going to use or display it?? Do you collect or use any other cast iron?? Hope this helps a little......Don't be a stranger...come back and visit some more.
Scott
Edit......In comparing yours with the one in the book, yours seems to maybe have a little more markings. The one in the book does not have "ERIE" on the top grinding dome. Your lettering on the catch door is arched, where as the one in the book is in four straight lines of lettering, and also has a black pull knob. So, maybe this is a variation that is not pictured in the book. Value??? Could be higher or lower....I just don't know.
SS
