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MaxBobcat

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List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« on: July 28, 2013, 05:45:30 PM »
Confirmed:

Avocado
18" - The Mediterranean
22" - The Caribbean

Jet Black
18" - The '49er
22" - The Texan
26" - The Fleetwood

Copper Mist aka Brownies
18" - The Brave
22" - The Warrior
26" - The Chief
Note: Copper Mist changed to Chocolate circa 1980

Glen-Blue
22" - The Imperial

White-Gray Fade
22" - The Plainsman

Chestnut-Copperton
22" - The Estate

Key Lime
18" - The Fairway
22" - The Gardner

Red aka Hunters' Pink
18" - The Easterner
22" - The Statesman
26" - The Aristocrat

Yellow
18" - The Yachtsman
22" - The Gourmet

Yellow Ochre
22" - The Ambassador

"The Custom"
22" - Harvest Orange (w/ Animal Cuts of Meat)
Black Kettle with yellow crazed marbling. Circa 1956
Black Kettle with white crazed marbling. Circa 1956

Other Specialty Kettles

The Flamenco - 14.5" Off-set handle Smokey Joe centered in a circular metal table.  Circa 1963.
The Penthouse - Sphere-shaped with balcony mount. Circa 1964
The Westerner - 26" Two Tone white-dark orange w/ Steer Head. Circa 1958-late 60's.
The Ranger - Wheel-barrow mounted kettle. Circa 1965.
The Traveler - 18" kettle with removable legs.
The Wishing Well - Kettle mounted in wooden well.  Circa 1966.
The Seville - Metal white rolling cart. - Circa 1967.
The Imperial Sequoia - Wooden cart with cabinets. 1968-1979.
The Barrel Bar-B-Q - 22" Grill mounted on barrel w/ semicircle table attached.
The Ranch - Black.  35 3/4" 1953-1978.  37 1/2" through present.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2014, 04:57:42 AM by MaxBobcat »

Jeff

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2013, 06:44:12 PM »
Hey Max...I've got some old catalogs with names on them.  Im hitting the sack now, I'll fill in the blanks tomorrow from whatever everyone else posts for you!
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Hogsy

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 07:14:35 PM »
The brown 22 is The Warrior and the 18 is The Brave
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javahog2002

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2013, 08:58:10 PM »

The Westerner - That one with the nasty longhorn/uterus looking thing on it. 


You must be from blOU  or aTm.   ;D
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edhead35

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2013, 02:43:54 AM »
The Android -  lime green
The eve - redhead
I kid I kid
« Last Edit: July 29, 2013, 05:36:53 AM by edhead35 »

MaxBobcat

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2013, 06:42:55 AM »
Ok, I'm going to edit my first post with the list of new names...


The Westerner - That one with the nasty longhorn/uterus looking thing on it. 


You must be from blOU  or aTm.   ;D

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« Last Edit: July 29, 2013, 09:36:55 AM by MaxBobcat »

MaxBobcat

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2013, 07:14:02 AM »
Source for Imperial/Estate


HankB

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2013, 07:48:38 AM »
It would be cool to have specifics on when they used Jumbo Joe vs. Smokey Joe Platinum.
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Bman

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2013, 08:07:29 AM »
Max - use the PDF in this link for your drooling viewing pleasure.

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?37197-1973-Weber-Product-Catalog
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MaxBobcat

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2013, 09:32:23 AM »
Max - use the PDF in this link for your drooling viewing pleasure.

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?37197-1973-Weber-Product-Catalog

thanks bman...updated with those in that pdf...

anybody got any more? 

Jeff

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2013, 09:45:48 AM »
That looks like its pretty complete...nice work MaxBobCat
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zavod44

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2013, 03:26:52 PM »
In the early 80's the Warrior just became Chocolate...:-[

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G$

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2013, 03:29:59 PM »
Speaking of the westerner, Do we know if it was only offered in22?

Also, do you want to add the various models hat were called "custom" to the list?

MaxBobcat

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2013, 03:39:51 PM »
In the early 80's the Warrior just became Chocolate...:-[

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Anybody got any catalogs or anything like that from the 80's?  We can add time ranges to this list.

Speaking of the westerner, Do we know if it was only offered in22?

Also, do you want to add the various models hat were called "custom" to the list?

Sure...post em, and I can edit the list up @ the top.

zavod44

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Re: List of the Official Weber Nicknames
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2013, 05:30:06 PM »
no but here is the parts list



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