The Estate (Chestnut-Copperton)

[zavod44]

Here is that grill i picked up on Monday.  I found it in the 1964 catalog.  It was referred to as the Estate, (Chestnut-Copperton)

The handle on top was smashed in so I had to pop it out.  But the porcelain was damaged.  It's in great shape, other that that part.   I want to grab it because they didn't make these for too long.  It seems they switched over to the Chocolate (brownie) color by the late 60's. 



By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


By zavod44 at 2012-09-01


One interesting thing is the hubcaps are different than the others.  They are all steel, they are the same as the ones on Grandpa as well.  I'll get pics in a while.  Does anyone else know anything about these different hubcaps?

Brian

[Craig]

That's a nice kettle. I figured this was the color that was dropped in favor of chocolate, just like I have hypothesized that baby blue gave way to avacado green around '66 -'67. That OEM handle is in decent shape. We definatly need to do a "Weber Decades" section and display the kettles from each one with contrubution pics from everyones collection.

Craig

[landgraftj]

Little rough but I'm sure you'll fix it up nice...great find!

[zavod44]

I do have some work to do.  The triangle is upside down, I got to fix that.  I'll get the wheels all painted nice.  I still need to pop out the handle a little. 

I love the Weber decades Idea.  The wheels picture section, the vent picture section, Troy you got a lot of work to do!

Brian

[zavod44]

Should I contact Weber and ask then about that lifetime porcelain warranty?  See if they will send me another?

Brian

[landgraftj]

I would  what the hell, they'll probably laugh at you but maybe you can get some info about it from them.

[zavod44]

I think I will...

Brian

[Duke]

Those are just the original hubcaps they came with before Weber introduced the plastic ones.

Again, nice areola.

[SmoothSmoke]

She's a beauty! 

[Heyjude]

Duke, did you just call that grill a Nipple? Hahahahhaha.. I said nipple..

[Craig]

Doesn't she have pretty nipples.... ...er......I mean DIMPLES! saw according to the '73 catalog that Chocolate "brownie" kettles were called "Copper Mist". I guess I would have never thought of the browns as copper. Learn something new everyday!

"She has VERY PRETTY DIMPLES!   " -Gene Rayburn of Match Game fame.

Craig

[Duke]

I seriously think it was discontinued because it's basically pink. Most guys don't want pink grills. I think they probably pushed it for a while to get them sold off and then focused on the brown ones. I think it's nice though and the discontinued color makes it even more rare and collectible. Now I hope that Troy can get hold of that other matching one and they can photograph them together.

I think from now on the "Chestnut-Copperton" ones should appropriately be posted in the Food Pron section to be safe. 

[zavod44]

Maybe at first they made a pink one to entice the ladies, then thought never mind and lets target the men?


Brian

[Craig]

Maybe at first they made a pink one to entice the ladies, then thought never mind and lets target the men?


Brian

Could be?

Craig

[zavod44]

The guy I bought it from said it was his Moms....

Brian