Interesting find - Sampson dominion kettle

[weldboy]

Just wondering if any of you guys knew anything about this grill. Couldn't find a lot on the Internet it definitely has Weber like features. A friend of mine has it on his dad's property out in the woods they used it to cook on when he was a kid. Definitely in rough shape but interesting nonetheless









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[haeffb]

Made in Canada ?

[MacEggs]

That is very interesting, indeed.

Made in Canada ?

@haeffb , highly unlikely .... We are only bright enough up here to design and build THIS POS.

[haeffb]

That's what it says on the vent...unless I'm reading it incorrectly.

[Cellar2ful]

That's what it says on the vent...unless I'm reading it incorrectly.

Wow, good eyes.  Totally missed that when I looked at the pictures the first time.

[Darko]

Very interesting.

[MacEggs]

Made in Canada ?

That's what it says on the vent...unless I'm reading it incorrectly.

@haeffb , Wow!  I, too, never saw that.  I have not-so-good eyes.

Then I realized that years ago, Canada was officially referred to as the Dominion of Canada.

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dominion/

So, the word dominion should have been my first clue.  Research time .... 

[weldboy]

I found very little on it. After a little bit of egging on he's going to try to save it maybe piece it together using a donor Weber


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[MacEggs]

Here is some info on a company called Dominion, and they were affiliated with Samson-Dominion.

https://books.google.ca/books?id=_EQKkzbLZowC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=samson+dominion&source=bl&ots=IfuPQ6e2e1&sig=H5tvsasgwKOG3NrAtNnZtNuE6ho&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj29_vk3dnNAhUhyoMKHS0jA4w4ChDoAQgwMAU#v=onepage&q=samson%20dominion&f=false


From a Milwaukee newspaper, 1969.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19690613&id=3j0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5250,1419827&hl=en

In the following link, scroll down to "GOODS", and it lists kettle grills as an item.

http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch/vwTrdmrk.do?lang=eng&fileNumber=343063

[Wahoo95]

I like the lid shape.....nice high dome

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[Titus]

The high dome would make for good use with beer can chickens of good size!

I'd restore it, honestly. Hows the inside?

[weldboy]

The high dome would make for good use with beer can chickens of good size!

I'd restore it, honestly. Hows the inside?

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[MikeRocksTheRed]

Very interesting.  What is the diameter of it?  I'm thinking the lid might work nice on a UDS.

[weldboy]

Very interesting.  What is the diameter of it?  I'm thinking the lid might work nice on a UDS.

Not sure of dimensions Mike 


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[Darko]

I may have a lead on another near my buddie"s cottage.

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