When I was little my mother had this ancient waffle iron.  It made very thin waffles with tons of holes in them.  I’m not sure how she made them, for all I know she used a pre canned mix, it was the 80’s after all!  I loved those waffles and now that I’m older I wish I had that waffle iron.  It would have needed a lot of help as it only cooked on the bottom and you had to flip them half way through the cooking time when I was a preteen.  I don’t think it was ever replaced at my mothers.  She doesn’t cook anymore.