Title: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 02:46:06 PM
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 02:46:06 PM
Woke up this morning and put on the lucky red grill hunting shirt.
By 10 am there was an Aristocrat in the trunk. The legs were taped to the sockets and had the original charcoal grate inside with the braces below at least 6 inches of ash.
The cooking grate was laying against the legs and the ash pan wash nowhere to be found 
But while wandering around the backyard of the house I found a Corn N' Tater ring to go with it 
She's got a little bit of crazing and a couple of pops where the straps are tacked in. Whitewalls are shot, and the lid handle is a little tweaked and could use a little sanding and spar varnish. Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to start the restoration.
By 10 am there was an Aristocrat in the trunk. The legs were taped to the sockets and had the original charcoal grate inside with the braces below at least 6 inches of ash.
The cooking grate was laying against the legs and the ash pan wash nowhere to be found But while wandering around the backyard of the house I found a Corn N' Tater ring to go with it She's got a little bit of crazing and a couple of pops where the straps are tacked in. Whitewalls are shot, and the lid handle is a little tweaked and could use a little sanding and spar varnish. Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to start the restoration.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Travis on May 10, 2018, 02:47:43 PM
Post by: Travis on May 10, 2018, 02:47:43 PM
Oh man, that's sweet. Congrats !
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: inkaddictedchef1 on May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM
Post by: inkaddictedchef1 on May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM
Grate score!
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: WNC on May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM
Post by: WNC on May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM
That's a gem right there!
Should clean up nice, congratulations
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Should clean up nice, congratulations
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: michaelmilitello on May 10, 2018, 03:00:38 PM
Post by: michaelmilitello on May 10, 2018, 03:00:38 PM
Where did you find this? 
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: addicted-to-smoke on May 10, 2018, 03:02:45 PM
Post by: addicted-to-smoke on May 10, 2018, 03:02:45 PM
Love that alien image. Local artist?
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 03:03:39 PM
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 03:03:39 PM
Thanks fellas. I was doing a quick red grill inventory in my head. I think I'm gonna need a separate shed for the reds. Lol.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Mr.CPHo on May 10, 2018, 03:07:31 PM
Post by: Mr.CPHo on May 10, 2018, 03:07:31 PM
Oh wow!! That is awesome, congrats! I didn't know a 26"CnT ring existed, very cool.
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 03:31:51 PM
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 03:31:51 PM
Also the ash inside, it wasn't from cooking. It was more like junk mail or stuff that should have probably been put in a shredder. It smells horrible inside. I had the lid in a trash bag that was tied up and it still smelled bad inside my car.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: CatskillSmoker on May 10, 2018, 04:18:39 PM
Post by: CatskillSmoker on May 10, 2018, 04:18:39 PM
Congrats on a Grail score. Get her cleaned up and rid of that smell.
Then you can put your own smell, in the air. Enjoy
Then you can put your own smell, in the air. Enjoy
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: chiku18 on May 10, 2018, 05:14:24 PM
Post by: chiku18 on May 10, 2018, 05:14:24 PM
This is a kettle we don't see everyday. Congratulations for nice score!!!
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: JayCee on May 10, 2018, 05:34:15 PM
Post by: JayCee on May 10, 2018, 05:34:15 PM
Nice score mate. Well done.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 06:08:58 PM
Post by: Kneab on May 10, 2018, 06:08:58 PM
Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on May 10, 2018, 03:02:45 PMI got it off of Woot or Amazon. It's called the unidentified grilling object.
Love that alien image. Local artist?
After looking it up I realized just how worn out it is. It may be time to order a new one. Lol.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Transit98 on May 10, 2018, 06:22:38 PM
Post by: Transit98 on May 10, 2018, 06:22:38 PM
Looks grate! Keep the old sticker / order extra for when it finally fails
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Rub on May 10, 2018, 06:25:55 PM
Post by: Rub on May 10, 2018, 06:25:55 PM
Fantastic find! Congrats and have fun with the resto. Looking forward to seeing the pics.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: JDD on May 10, 2018, 06:55:22 PM
Post by: JDD on May 10, 2018, 06:55:22 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: SixZeroFour on May 10, 2018, 07:06:01 PM
Post by: SixZeroFour on May 10, 2018, 07:06:01 PM
Beautiful! Congrats
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: KevinP on May 10, 2018, 08:00:24 PM
Post by: KevinP on May 10, 2018, 08:00:24 PM
Really nice find Kneab!! Congrats!!
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Jon on May 11, 2018, 12:15:44 AM
Post by: Jon on May 11, 2018, 12:15:44 AM
That is a great kettle. Congratulations.
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: Hansiurpils on May 11, 2018, 10:28:40 AM
Post by: Hansiurpils on May 11, 2018, 10:28:40 AM
Congrats, that is a nice one and a great score...;-)
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Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: greenweb on May 11, 2018, 02:18:05 PM
Post by: greenweb on May 11, 2018, 02:18:05 PM
I recall someone scoring one just like it with same lid handle bend about a year ago. It may or not be the same one. Regardless, great score!
Title: Re: Found an Aristocrat today
Post by: mhiszem on May 18, 2018, 06:59:04 PM
Post by: mhiszem on May 18, 2018, 06:59:04 PM
Wow grate score! I wish I still had my aristocrat
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