Weber Westerner for $77.95?

[ccfore]

Yes its true!   With all the recent interest regarding this iconic Westerner Chestnut-coppertone grill from Weber I thought I would "ad" to the frenzy that was......... June 7th, 1968.  Oh, and while your at it, pick up a spare Sequoia for $139.95!



This was in The Daily Herald (Chicago Illinois).

[Troy]

i wonder if they added the longhorn to a 22 for the photo, or if they put a 22" triangle on it for the photo.

[Troy]

oh, and thanks for posting, thats a sweet ad!

[ccfore]

It does say in the description "with aluminum utility shelf".  They might be talking about the ash pan, who knows. This might help some.

[pbe gummi bear]

Thanks for posting! I had good memories going to the Golf Mill mall as a kid. Lot's of good asian restaurants near there too. Those prices seem high though for 1968? Using an inflation calculator- that westerner was $507.77 in inflation adjusted currency!

[LightningBoldtz]

when you look at the prices of Webers in these catalogs the prices that we get them for today is a bargain.....

[Duke]

Cool old ad, I find it interesting that they refer to it as a Chestnut Coppertone. I wish we had a selection like that today.

[1buckie]

Cool old ad, I find it interesting that they refer to it as a Chestnut Coppertone. I wish we had a selection like that today.

We do.......just that some of them are less available than others.........

Chestnut Copperton with HORNS !!!!!!

Great ad !!!

[ccfore]

Yes, the prices seem high for the time.  Here's another ad for a luau demo with Weber grill factory representative Dick Anderson from Oshkosh Wi.  May 8th, 1971.

[ccfore]

Also an article from The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) from October 9th, 1958 which reports the Weber move to Wood Dale Illinois.

[Craig]

I love these old ads! Thanks for sharing them!

Seems from looking at the various catalogs and now ads from the 1960s, that the 26.75 kettle triangles went back and forth between 3 wire and 4 wire triangles.

I remember that old Sears logo too. Our old wood grain 1976 Garage door opener and my Dad's table saw (1970) had that version of the Sears logo on them.



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[Troy]

I love these old ads! Thanks for sharing them!

Seems from looking at the various catalogs and now ads from the 1960s, that the 26.75 kettle triangles went back and forth between 3 wire and 4 wire triangles.

I remember that old Sears logo too. Our old wood grain 1976 Garage door opener and my Dad's table saw (1970) had that version of the Sears logo on them.



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which catalogs show a 26 with the 3 wire tri?

[Craig]

I love these old ads! Thanks for sharing them!

Seems from looking at the various catalogs and now ads from the 1960s, that the 26.75 kettle triangles went back and forth between 3 wire and 4 wire triangles.

I remember that old Sears logo too. Our old wood grain 1976 Garage door opener and my Dad's table saw (1970) had that version of the Sears logo on them.



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which catalogs show a 26 with the 3 wire tri?

This is the cover of the catalog that they are in. It almost looks like Sears used the Westerner photo from this catalog for their ad.





Here's the 26"ers from this catalog. Note the triangles on these.

[Troy]

interesting. i wonder if it's just a photoshoot anomaly.

Maybe they used a 22" triangle for the shots or something?

[Craig]

interesting. i wonder if it's just a photoshoot anomaly.

Maybe they used a 22" triangle for the shots or something?

The legs on the 26"ers in the catalog look like they are pulled in a little as compared to this one below with 4 wires. They look forced to the triangle in the catalog whereas the one below looks like it fits better.