The 'Time Machine' - Black MBH

[saxart]

A couple of weekends ago, I met up with forum member Jeff who was willing to haul one of my kettles to it's new owner.  What should have been an hour-long commute, ended up taking us almost twice that long due to slippery snow-covered roads.  Before heading home, we did a quick check of the local CL ads and found this for a song.  The owner wasn't able to meet us as we were passing through, he was just on his way out to church, but was willing to let us leave a few dollars in his front screen-door when we picked up the grill from his front porch.

The kettle was dirty and needed to be cleaned up, but is in excellent condition.  I don't know the history on this grill, but it must be a low-hour unit, and I sense that the pervious owner was a grill fella who took care of his stuff.





Most of the MBH's I see around here have cracked porcelain and rust around the bowl handles.  Not this one...







An example of this kettle's condition, here is a pic of the original wood handle.  I refinished it with 5 coats of satin spar varnish, but it's in amazing condition for it's age!  Also no rust where the metal lid handle is welded to the lid.

[MartyG]

Great photos! Great story! Thanks for starting the day off with an amazing kettle saxart!

[Jeff]

Nice looking grill.  That handle turned out super! 

[LightningBoldtz]

Very cool, WKC meetup and Score.

[glrasmussen]

Looks great Art!

[wyd]

Wow nice job guys.  Great looking kettle.

[G$]

Really nice kettle, Art.  I love what you've doe with the handle.

Part of the lack of excitement for black kettles, I think, is seeing them so often with plastic handles, which cheapens the look.  The original wood handles, or Zav replacements really make these kettles stand out.

[gunner]

Wow that is in amazing shape and nice job on the cleanup!!

[Craig]

Nice! Looks like a brand new version of my black MBH. Same wheels and vents.

[pbe gummi bear]

Excellent score, and great pics! Jeff gave you a dirty kettle?!?!? What a grinch. hahaha

[Weber MD]

That grill is beautiful.