Does anyone recognize rough age of these Weber Utensils (Made in Japan)

Started by PotsieWeber, April 09, 2018, 07:30:42 PM

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PotsieWeber

Before searching to see if there are a whole bunch of old catalogs in some sort of archive here, in order to narrow my search, I thought I'd ask if anyone recognizes these Weber Utensils that were made in Japan or has a rough idea of when they might be from.

If you have a lonely matching fork, you'll see I'm looking for one in the members sales & trade section.

I'll probably try Tung oil on the tongs, as they look like they went through the dish washer a number of times.  If you have other suggestions, I'd love to hear them. 
regards,
Hal

Kneab

This is from the 1974 accessory catalog. 
I have a set myself.
Minus the brush.
ISO Brown Go Anywhere

PotsieWeber

Thanks @Kneab

On the positive side, I know what year they are from.  On the negative side, I now know I'm missing a brush in addition to the fork.   :)
regards,
Hal

Firemunkee

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addicted-to-smoke

You're looking for a NOS kit, the whole setup. It's a safe bet ya'll are missing the brush because brushes lose their bristles over time, and get tossed.
It's the iconic symbol for the backyard. It's family/friends, food and fun. What more do you need to feel everything [is] going to be all right. As long as we can still have a BBQ in our backyard, the world seems a bit of a better place. At least for that moment. -reillyranch

PotsieWeber

I'm really not worried about the brush, nor even the fork too much.  I was joking about finding out that I'm missing a brush.  I've got a sweet old vintage spatula & tongs that I think look cool, & @Kneab even comes along right away & tells me what year they are from.  I already realized unless the brush got very little use, a used one would probably be disgusting looking by this point.  Although if I ran across one for cheap, I'd buy it for the handle.

A NOS would probably cost waaaay too much & then I'd feel I couldn't ever use them.  After I play around with the handle on the tongs, I might just use them as more for show than anything else because I have some nice non-Weber made in USA sets that I'll likely use instead.

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on April 10, 2018, 04:53:14 AM
You're looking for a NOS kit, the whole setup. It's a safe bet ya'll are missing the brush because brushes lose their bristles over time, and get tossed.
regards,
Hal

Kneab

These are mine.
Replacing the leather strings is the only restoration that needs to be done.
ISO Brown Go Anywhere

PotsieWeber

Very nice @Kneab.  That Weber pendant thing on the leather strap is pretty cool.

Woe is me, now I know that in addition to missing a fork & basting brush, I'm also missing some sort of nifty Weber pendant that goes on the leather strap. 
regards,
Hal