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Title: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 16, 2016, 02:46:52 PM
Picked this up today. Looking for some help on what year and color. The lid has a "c" on it witch makes it a 1981. But the bowl has metal handles. Any help would be great thanks.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/2E1F926D-64EB-4EBE-91F9-723FE69B9AC7_zps3jjyv15e.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/2E1F926D-64EB-4EBE-91F9-723FE69B9AC7_zps3jjyv15e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Golly on July 16, 2016, 03:26:44 PM
handles look weird on bowl
how about another pic of the bowl handle
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:20:22 PM
Here is a few more.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/11E6AD20-5684-49FE-AEFD-14180B2BE789_zpscvadlon1.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/11E6AD20-5684-49FE-AEFD-14180B2BE789_zpscvadlon1.jpg.html)

(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/22645989-F8DE-4B3B-854C-C51A49AC4E7C_zpsis2k92nx.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/22645989-F8DE-4B3B-854C-C51A49AC4E7C_zpsis2k92nx.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Harbormaster on July 16, 2016, 04:32:28 PM
I thought B was the last year for MBH, but maybe you have an older bowl with a C lid.

Interesting for sure.
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:36:36 PM
Ok. does anybody known what color it might be?
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: haeffb on July 16, 2016, 04:38:28 PM
I'd assume that model-year changes aren't smooth events. Surely there are times that there's a few old bowls hanging around and they've run out of lids. Or vice-versa.

I have an M-code lid with N-code bowl vents. Probably a similar situation. Or maybe the owner accidentally (or purposefully) switch lids/bowls. Who knows?
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Jason on July 16, 2016, 04:39:36 PM
Quote from: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:36:36 PM
Ok. does anybody known what color it might be?

Faded black.

The lid could be a warranty replacement?
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:42:49 PM
Thanks for all the feed back. Is there a way to tell the year on the bowl besides the vents and handles.
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:47:30 PM
Also picked this up a few weeks ago at a yard sale.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/06D438F2-258F-41A4-96A4-14A8D4B23D43_zpsxxnftogf.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/06D438F2-258F-41A4-96A4-14A8D4B23D43_zpsxxnftogf.jpg.html)
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/9E43D8BE-24A0-42E2-A597-C6AB2E648482_zpsg9k1vthk.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/9E43D8BE-24A0-42E2-A597-C6AB2E648482_zpsg9k1vthk.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Jon on July 16, 2016, 05:10:53 PM
Those are some damned good garage sales!
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Cellar2ful on July 16, 2016, 05:39:59 PM
Quote from: Slang on July 16, 2016, 02:46:52 PM
Picked this up today. Looking for some help on what year and color. The lid has a "c" on it witch makes it a 1981. But the bowl has metal handles. Any help would be great thanks.

That is a faded black "Texan".

"1981 was the first year for wooden bowl handles and at first all three were still double riveted. Very early on in 81 they began to transition over to single screw (The One. The Only. slogan) handles. Some had riveted lid handle/single screw bowl or vice versa." This is a quote from the WKC historian.   You may have a real early 1981 kettle there with MBH's or it could be that the lid was warrantied sometime after a MBH kettle was produced and Weber sent the owner a 1981 lid.  Let's see what @Craig (WKC Historian) take on it is.

Here is a thread with pictures and discussions of the many possible handle combinations for C Code (1981) kettles.

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/trading-post/is-this-possible-24357/msg231170/#msg231170

BTW, the yard sales in your area are spectacular. 

Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: fedex on July 16, 2016, 07:29:56 PM
Quote from: Slang on July 16, 2016, 04:47:30 PM
Also picked this up a few weeks ago at a yard sale.
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/06D438F2-258F-41A4-96A4-14A8D4B23D43_zpsxxnftogf.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/06D438F2-258F-41A4-96A4-14A8D4B23D43_zpsxxnftogf.jpg.html)
(http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/shawnlang/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/9E43D8BE-24A0-42E2-A597-C6AB2E648482_zpsg9k1vthk.jpg) (http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/shawnlang/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-07/9E43D8BE-24A0-42E2-A597-C6AB2E648482_zpsg9k1vthk.jpg.html)

"Oh, and BTW here's a little yellow Weber also". LOL,. fantastic.  That's a good week.  Congrats.
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: WNC on July 17, 2016, 04:33:27 AM
Wow, that yellow makes for an incredible garage sale find!
Looks like you've had a great couple of weeks
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Ted B on July 17, 2016, 05:08:28 AM
Great grabs!  Can't believe you led with the black and then dropped an oh by the way yellow. Excellent!
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Travis on July 17, 2016, 07:07:46 AM
Pretty cool way to make an entrance. Man, I just dig these old grills with the daisey wheelers and mbh's.

Well, great finds for sure and Welcome from Il!


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Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: varekai on July 17, 2016, 10:20:45 AM
that yellow is gorgeous!!
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: captjoe06 on July 18, 2016, 03:08:25 AM
Quote from: varekai on July 17, 2016, 10:20:45 AM
that yellow is gorgeous!!

Sure is!
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Neil_VT00 on July 18, 2016, 06:27:41 AM
Congrats on both of your finds.  That yellow... wow.
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: JDD on July 18, 2016, 06:34:22 AM
Nice finds.
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: MINIgrillin on July 18, 2016, 10:02:07 AM
Lol! Nice technique. Open with a black mbh and then slap us with a yellow. Well played sir
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Slang on July 18, 2016, 04:16:51 PM
Thank you to all. Just starting out. Hope to get a nice big collection one day.


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Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: varekai on July 18, 2016, 08:19:22 PM
Quote from: Slang on July 18, 2016, 04:16:51 PM
Thank you to all. Just starting out. Hope to get a nice big collection one day.


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Careful what you say...LOL
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Golly on July 19, 2016, 12:18:24 AM
nice finds

the ITIS has struck again

that's WEBERITIS for the newbies
Title: Re: Yard sale find
Post by: Geezer on July 19, 2016, 01:29:06 AM
Some nice yard sale finds.