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jcnaz

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Wood Dale '49er
« on: July 07, 2015, 08:34:02 AM »
I would like to take some serious credit for the RRR of this classic kettle..but, I can't!   ;D

I picked this up last spring from @Dale Benson  during an informal meet-up in Tucson. He had already done all the cleaning and polishing that you see here. @Winz provided the ash pan clips. All I did was put it all together and take some pictures!  8)

What it looked like in the 1963 catalog (Thanks @reillyranch via TVWBB):


This is what it looks like today:























Thanks for looking!
« Last Edit: July 07, 2015, 06:54:27 PM by jcnaz »
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Winz

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2015, 08:40:09 AM »
Love me some Wood Dale!


Nice to see it completed JC - such a classic.  I remember the first time I saw it in your sea of kettles - it really stood out.   Very classy.


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Hogsy

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2015, 08:41:51 AM »
OMG!!! That is a beauty! Congrats on a fine looking kettle
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Craig

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2015, 09:18:55 AM »
That is one AWESOME looking '49er! Very nice job on that!
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SixZeroFour

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2015, 09:33:46 AM »
Gorgeous!
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Idahawk

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2015, 09:39:31 AM »
Sweetness !


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Scott Zee

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2015, 09:40:34 AM »
Lil black beauty. The 5th pic is the sh*t. WOW
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Uncle JJ

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2015, 10:36:02 AM »
Amazing condition for such an old gal.
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truckertrash

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2015, 04:54:12 PM »
Thats sweet! I used 0000 steel wool with dawn dish soap and water on for the white walls on my Easterner, they looked just like yours and cleaned up bright! (Not gonna lie i was hella nervous tryin it tho!)

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Saugust

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2015, 04:58:46 PM »
What a looker! Do the lid handles on the Woodales get hot? I've always wondered that.
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Dale Benson

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2015, 06:01:46 PM »
The lid had been painted with silver paint and it had a lot of built up carbon and gunk inside when I found it. Otherwise it was in very good condition.

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charred

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2015, 06:26:05 PM »
Great work...it's a beauty. Wood Dale's rule!
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1buckie

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2015, 06:31:48 PM »
Quote from: charred on July 07, 2015, 06:26:05 PM
Great work...it's a beauty. Wood Dale's rule!
^^^^  THis.....


That screams "Period Correct" !!!!!!
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WNC

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Re: Wooddale '49er
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2015, 06:39:45 PM »
Wow beautiful!
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jcnaz

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Re: Wood Dale '49er
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2015, 06:56:53 PM »
Quote from: Dale Benson on July 07, 2015, 06:01:46 PM
The lid had been painted with silver paint and it had a lot of built up carbon and gunk inside when I found it. Otherwise it was in very good condition.


Dale that is the first time that I have seen the picture with the silver paint. You really did a great job cleaning it up!
Thanks again! [emoji4]
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