Used waffle iron (South Pleasant Hill)

Older waffle iron, still works but the Bakelite handle broke. It needs a handle of some sort to open the lid in use. We liked this one because it is not the deep Belgian waffle iron style, but a traditional one. We still use one like it that has its handle.
I thought of getting some short, small diameter metal tubing, two new longer screws, and cutting a flat piece of wood to fashion a new handle, but I'll let the new owner handle this.