List of the Official Weber Nicknames

[Craig]

The marbled or "crazed" kettles were available in 18 and 22. They predate the red kettles I have recently found out.

[zavod44]

There are more names.  I took pictures of a catalog Reillyranch had and there are older grills with more names.  I know there is a pastel yellow.... there might be a name for the silver 26 that came out in 1962...

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[zavod44]

Okay I just looked.... It is described as a yellow ochre color and it's called the ambassador.  All the grills are described as 22 3/4 too...

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[Craig]

Okay I just looked.... It is described as a yellow ochre color and it's called the ambassador.  All the grills are described as 22 3/4 too...

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Is this the elusive pastel 22.5 (22.75) yellow kettle from the 1962 catalog?

Oh and got photos?   

[G$]

Maxbobcat, not sure if you want to add it but the cuts of meat custom was circa 1968, FWIW.

[Bman]

Max - use the PDF in this link for your drooling viewing pleasure.

http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?37197-1973-Weber-Product-Catalog

Here's the '67 PDF
http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?36516-1967-Weber-Product-Catalog

[MaxBobcat]

updated list with the plainsman

source for plainsman:

[pbe gummi bear]

Good eye! I don't think the years are correct, though unless they switched the vent position in '63.

[MaxBobcat]

updated with the ambassador...it's yellow ochre

[Jeff]

Yellow Ochre...what an interesting name.  Had to look it up.

Ochre (/ˈoʊkər/ OH-kər; from Greek: ὠχρός, ōkhrós, (pale yellow, pale), also spelled ocher) is a natural earth pigment containing hydrated iron oxide, which ranges in color from yellow to deep orange or brown. It is also the name of the colors produced by this pigment, especially a light brownish-yellow.[1][2] A variant of ochre containing a large amount of hematite, or dehydrated iron oxide, has a reddish tint known as "red ochre".

Ochre and the earth pigments

Ochre is a family of earth pigments, which includes yellow ochre, red ochre, purple ochre, sienna, and umber. The major ingredient of all the ochres is iron (III) oxide, known as limonite, which gives them a yellow color.

    Yellow ochre, Fe2O3 • H2O, is a hydrated iron oxide (limonite) also called Gold ochre
    Red ochre, Fe2O3, takes its reddish color from the mineral hematite, which is an anhydrous iron oxide.
    Purple ochre, is identical to red ochre chemically but of a different hue caused by different light diffraction properties associated with a greater average particle size.
    Brown ochre (goethite), is a partly hydrated iron oxide.
    Sienna contains both limonite and a small amount of manganese oxide (less than five percent), which mades it darker than ochre.
    Umber pigments contain a larger proportion of manganese (five to twenty percent) which make them a dark brown.[3]

When natural sienna and umber pigments are heated, they are dehydrated and some of the limonite is transformed into haematite, giving them more reddish colors, called burnt sienna and burnt umber.

Ochres are non-toxic, and can be used to make an oil paint that dries quickly and covers surfaces thoroughly.

Modern ochre pigments often are made using synthetic iron oxide. Pigments which use natural ochre pigments indicate it with the name PY-43 (Pigment yellow 43) on the label, following the Color Index International system.

[Craig]

Nice pictures! First time I've seen the Ambassador close up! What color is that 'Plainsman'? Is it the two tone grey? Plus notice the Plainsman's vent/handle position is in the "current" configuration and its the only one of the three that has the regular twist style ash catcher.....no clips like on the Ambassador yellow and the Imperial blue

[MaxBobcat]

updated with barrel bar-b-q

[MaxBobcat]

bump...

Anybody found anything to add to the list?

Anybody ever seen a list of nicknames for the blue kettles in any of the catalogs?  Seems the bluies just came too late to ever get a nickname.

[MaxBobcat]

Has anybody found any old catalogs with the the Lime name "The Gardener" in them?  For 18 or 22, or both?

Thanks

[MaxBobcat]

Updated original post with The Gardner and The Fairway.

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