List of the Official Weber Nicknames

Craig · July 29, 2013, 05:38:36 PM

Weber stopped naming the grills according to some sources by 1980. The 1977-78 catalog that Hogsy posted here last week the kettles have no names but the still did in 1973-74.

BTW Lime was "The Gardner" not sure if that was the name of the 18 or 22 and what the other name for the opposite size lime kettle would have been. Awesome job compiling the color names. Duke, we're getting closer to that "color wheel" we've been talking about.

MaxBobcat · July 29, 2013, 05:57:57 PM

Quote from: Craig on July 29, 2013, 05:38:36 PM
Weber stopped naming the grills according to some sources by 1980. The 1977-78 catalog that Hogsy posted here last week the kettles have no names but the still did in 1973-74.

BTW Lime was "The Gardner" not sure if that was the name of the 18 or 22 and what the other name for the opposite size lime kettle would have been. Awesome job compiling the color names. Duke, we're getting closer to that "color wheel" we've been talking about.

Updated. Thanks. I tried googling around for lime+weber+grill+gardener to try to find out the other size name if there was one, but nothing came up. $:-\$

Added some more kettles under custom...info from: http://weberkettleclub.com/c-history/

Craig · July 30, 2013, 05:33:41 AM

Cool! The C-history is a work in progress I'm working on (need to get my butt in gear) to finish.. for the age page here. I've got a couple updates for it I need to do. One of the updates is dark blue and dark green came out in 1978 not 1979 as previously believed (Dark blue 1978-2013) green still being made. Theres other amendments but this is one is close it just needs some minor tweaks and visuals. I'm told this draft can be found on google because someone else here had found it sometime back.

pbe gummi bear · July 30, 2013, 05:41:54 AM

Lets add the flamenco under custom

G$ · July 30, 2013, 06:11:51 AM

Maxbo, there were a few kettles named "Custom" apart from the wishing well/seville/ranger etc. that you are listing. I think you may want to give those a different heading title.

Here is one:

I love that it identifies the grill as Harvest Orange in color.

In addition to this "Cuts of Meat Custom" there were a couple kettles that were "marbled or crazed" that were called "Custom". I will go find pictures of those as well.

G$ · July 30, 2013, 06:16:25 AM

According to Craig, this "Custom" is from 1956:

I recall thatthere were basically two of these. One with white lines and the other with yellow. They were both called "The Custom".

G$ · July 30, 2013, 06:26:15 AM

Also, back to the Westerner:

This page is from the 1968 catalog according to Craig. It shows the Westerner offered in 26. Was the westerner only 26 then?

Craig · July 30, 2013, 06:35:02 AM

Westerner was only available in 26"

In fact it should have been Weber's first 26"er in 1958.

Jeff · July 30, 2013, 06:40:19 AM

Quote from: G$ on July 30, 2013, 06:16:25 AM
According to Craig, this "Custom" is from 1956:

I recall thatthere were basically two of these. One with white lines and the other with yellow. They were both called "The Custom".

Here is a photo of Ed Reilly's Custom Bar-B-Kettle with the yellow lines

G$ · July 30, 2013, 08:02:47 AM

Say, Jeff. Can you ask ed if there is anything stamped on that top vent .....?

MaxBobcat · July 30, 2013, 08:06:46 AM

Updated with some of the new stuff.

What is "The Flamenco"? I've never heard of it.

Jeff · July 30, 2013, 08:11:18 AM

Quote from: G$ on July 30, 2013, 08:02:47 AM
Say, Jeff. Can you ask ed if there is anything stamped on that top vent .....?

He said his top vent is stamped, "Weber Stephens". That's it.

Thin Blue Smoke · July 30, 2013, 08:11:39 AM

This is excellent! It would be cool to add in the date range the names were used, like you have in the last paragrap/section.

Jeff · July 30, 2013, 08:13:06 AM

Quote from: MaxBobcat on July 30, 2013, 08:06:46 AM
Updated with some of the new stuff.

What is "The Flamenco"? I've never heard of it.

Its a Smokey Joe that is centered in a round metal table. Its fit in the table as a normal kettle like the Seville would fit into its cart. You can see a photo of it in the Weber Timeline PDF

MaxBobcat · July 30, 2013, 10:42:20 AM

Updated with the Flamenco, and the three different "The Custom" kettles. Added Hunters' Pink to the Red AKA.

Questions, what size were the yellow and white marbled kettles? Are those both 18's?

I know the majority of the names for the Avocado, Red, Jet Black, etc were around in 1973, but is there any evidence of them being named earlier? And when did they stop. Around '79?

Also, what about the sizes available for: The Penthouse, The Ranger, The Wishing Well, The Seville, and The Imperial Sequoia.

All the Imperials, Rangers and Sevilles were 22s right?

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List of the Official Weber Nicknames