22" Custom Bar-B-Q Kettle..........

harris92 · August 31, 2015, 04:11:18 AM

A few of you may remember this kettle @MaxBobcat The grill was found at an estate sale in Oklahoma a couple years ago by a nice fella who owns an "atomic" retro shop.
This fantastic grill now resides in Atlanta and will eventually belong to one of my kids. Initially, I thought the wheels were red. However, after closer inspection it was just a small coating of rust on the legs, wheels, and utility pan. After giving those parts a bath in evaporust...we have this.....It is in remarkable condition for its age and is still as shiny as it was 55+ years ago. A new white end cap and one cap nut..and we are good to go.

After bath...

Idahawk · August 31, 2015, 06:11:58 AM

Absolutely awesome !

Do you have a shot of the lid hook ?

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LightningBoldtz · August 31, 2015, 07:09:43 AM

Wow, that is one of a kind, I LOVE that kettle.

jcnaz · August 31, 2015, 07:16:16 AM

Unbelievable!

SixZeroFour · August 31, 2015, 07:26:59 AM

That's a beauty!

Craig · August 31, 2015, 08:53:08 AM

Very nice! Love the white wheels!

MrHoss · August 31, 2015, 09:02:13 AM

The Yellow swirls on Black make that Kettle super special. Congratulations Stephen.

Uncle JJ · August 31, 2015, 09:05:59 AM

@harris92 - Congrats - she cleaned up nicely! A true grail!

stubblebum · August 31, 2015, 09:55:39 AM

Have we seen any/many MBH grills with the hole drilled all the way through the bowl handle? Maybe I haven't noticed but I thought most only had the hole on the underside of the bowl handle.

harris92 · August 31, 2015, 10:15:06 AM

I'll get a pic of the hook on the lid

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Absolutely awesome !

Do you have a shot of the lid hook ?

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zavod44 · August 31, 2015, 02:48:34 PM

The real old ones seem to have the holes drilled all the way through...personally I think they were to hang the grill while the enamel was being baked, but that's my personal theory....

pbe gummi bear · August 31, 2015, 02:57:53 PM

Awesome kettle and resto, Harris. Are those legs SS? They are blindingly shiny.

harris92 · August 31, 2015, 03:05:44 PM

@pbe gummi bear They appear to be chrome plated. They cleaned up well.

Quote from: pbe gummi bear on August 31, 2015, 02:57:53 PM
Awesome kettle and resto, Harris. Are those legs SS? They are blindingly shiny.

harris92 · August 31, 2015, 03:08:02 PM

@Idahawk here is a pic of the hook and one how the lid hangs from the grill

Quote from: Idahawk on August 31, 2015, 06:11:58 AM
Absolutely awesome !

Do you have a shot of the lid hook ?

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Idahawk · August 31, 2015, 03:13:09 PM

Thanks Harris , maybe I'm just chasing my tail here , but do we know approximately when they changed the location of the lid hook ?
@Craig @ George Stephen ?

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22" Custom Bar-B-Q Kettle..........