When did Weber start making the SJs?

[saxart]

Anybody know?

[Harbormaster]

I can state unequivocally before 1979 as I have one made then.

Late 60's I'm guessing, but better Weber historians than me will chime in.

[Jeff]

The Galley Que was in 1960, and the Smokey Joe was in 1961.

[Duke]

I'm an SJ fanboy and the oldest one I know of is the Speckled Steel Legged Joe. (sounds like a rare bird)

1957 I believe. Behold. 

[1buckie]

That would be truly amazing, but.............

     "This Photo Has Been Removed"


ImageSnatch................Snatched up another one......

[Duke]

Imageshat! I can see it can anyone else?  I think it's yer puter.

[Craig]

Nothing showing up on my iPhone...


The Duke speaks the gospel according to Weber, 1957.

[MartyG]

Works for me, on my Mac non-mobile, hard wired beast. (but looks great on my 30" monitor...)

[landgraftj]

I can see it...

[1buckie]

  Don't know......had a total blowout on the 'puter late last week.....overheated capacitors was the diagnosis.............................they replaced a bunch of them Tuesday......maybe the one that filters ImageShat's stuff got left out?


It's probably just me.....the machine is from the last century.....the camera I use cost $25 on Amazon or Ebay or somewhere....it's from the 90's too, I think......


I always thought that if the hosting site said no dice, it was moved or deleted......?

[Craig]

Well ill check it out on the laptop in a bit.

Edit: It works.

[G$]

Shaun, i have a question about that speckler with a wooden handle.

If it were in fact from 1957, that would mean wooden handles that look like the ones from 1964 kettles were on it.  That seems a little strange to me, given the shape of the handles are sort of tailored to a full size kettle handle (with two attachment points) and not the offset early joes.

Am i making sense? Were wooden handles really on joes for seven years before thye showed up on bar b kettles?

[Craig]

Shaun, i have a question about that speckler with a wooden handle.

If it were in fact from 1957, that would mean wooden handles that look like the ones from 1964 kettles were on it.  That seems a little strange to me, given the shape of the handles are sort of tailored to a full size kettle handle (with two attachment points) and not the offset early joes.

Am i making sense? Were wooden handles really on joes for seven years before thye showed up on bar b kettles?

Yes your making sense. Weber must have used a shot of a later SJ in their timeline photo. The 1960 SJ and Galley Que were metal handled.

[G$]

Yeah, 1963 for wood seems more reasonable on the SJ.  Flamencos released in 63 had wood handles right, which would coincide better with the wood handle introduction.

[saxart]

The 1960 SJ and Galley Que were metal handled.

Thanks for the thoughts guys.  Anyone have a pic of these 'metal handled' SJs?

(I think I just found my next 'must have')