This is a 12 page brochure I acquired recently. There is no date listed but because of the kettles pictured and company location being at Wood Dale, I assume this came with a kettle sold in the late 50s early 60s. I love the statement starting on page 2..."Congratulations on your new Weber BAR-B-Q-KETTLE! Soon you will be performing feats of culinary magic that will amaze you."
It contains mostly recipes but does have a two page section on bringing your kettle indoors...."Treat yourself to the advantages of charcoal cooking year 'round". I wonder how many house fires that caused.
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That is some find!!!!!!!!!!! :o
Cool! We need more pics.
That last line on the bottom page, bottom photo tells it like it is.....
Damper in cover always remains open when cooking."
I also like #10 in the "Reasons" list ~~>
"Cover keeps dirt, rain & bugs off food"
Thanks for puttin' this up, good stuff !!!
I've ALWAYS gone by that particular rule of thumb,esp. the bugs..... 8)
Here you go Eastex...
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Thanks again G! It's pouring rain outside, so tomorrow I am bringing my 26'r into the living room. ;)
Quote from: Duke on January 05, 2013, 07:12:03 PM
Thanks again G! It's pouring rain outside, so tomorrow I am bringing my 26'r into the living room. ;)
Just KNEW somebody would jump on THAT one !!!!
It's interesting that it shows the standard ash pan in one picture, and the solid metal triangle on the bottom as well in another picture. Did it have both?
Brian
It also says chrome plated legs, not the usual polished aluminum legs. My Wood Dale doesn't have chrome legs...Does anyone else have chrome legs? I think Jeff's Galley Que does...
Brian
Thats a super sweet find, G! Must be around 1958 at the earliest since (as Brian pointed out) there's ash pans in one picture and a triangle ash tray in another, but refers to it as a utility shelf. I know that the 1964 catalog also calls the modern wire triangle frame a "utility shelf", so maybe it was a period of transition? :-\ Either way, this is an AWESOME piece of Weber history! :D They definitely did a great job selling the consumer on the price of the Weber kettles as compared to a brazier or some other open top bbq grill in charcoal savings alone! I get at least 2 cooks (sometimes 3) out of my k-blue.
Craig
Love the approximate cost of a ten pound bag of charcoal, $1
Quote from: Eastex on January 06, 2013, 05:09:43 AM
Love the approximate cost of a ten pound bag of charcoal, $1
What we'd give for $1 10lb. bags of charcoal now. My wife would kill me because theyre'd be no room for anything else in our garage! ;D
Craig
that is so neat, I love looking back at the old goodies.
That's a CRACKA!!!!
Love that old school style
Thanks for sharing
I hope you didn't have this when we met the other day....
Brian
I think I read they went from Weber Brothers to Weber Stephen in 1956. I know I have seen the date of the move from Wooddale, but cant remember now. The date of that pamplet lies between 1956 and 1960 (?).
Very excellent find! Got to be one of the oldest I have seen.
Quote from: zavod44 on January 05, 2013, 07:49:37 PM
It's interesting that it shows the standard ash pan in one picture, and the solid metal triangle on the bottom as well in another picture. Did it have both?
Brian
I just noticed that it referred to the ash pan as an "accessory". I now wonder if it was an option in the early years, which complicates dating things.
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Quote from: zavod44 on January 05, 2013, 07:49:37 PM
It's interesting that it shows the standard ash pan in one picture, and the solid metal triangle on the bottom as well in another picture. Did it have both?
Brian
I just noticed that it referred to the ash pan as an "accessory". I now wonder if it was an option in the early years, which complicates dating things
Yeah, I'm thinkin' if you guys back there do a meetup, do it in their parking lot & when you're full of meat, go over & bang on the door & demand a copy of "THE HISTORY BOOK " !!!!
Im not holding out on you Zav....I just got it. I also think you are on to something with the idea of the grill coming with both the utility shelf and ash pan. I'll try to get actual high quality scans of the entire book for a future Weber Brochure/Catalog page.
G, any chance of getting additional info from the person or place you found the old pamphlet? How did you find that? It is a great find.
Quote from: G on January 07, 2013, 04:35:54 AM
I'll try to get actual high quality scans of the entire book for a future Weber Brochure/Catalog page.
That would be really cool Stu! :)
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
This is such a fun thing to look at, G! Thanks for finding it, and thanks for sharing it.
I'm still amazed at the recommendation to cook inside. The fumes would be unbelievable!
"The fumes would be unbelievable!"
Maybe they had better, safer charcoal in the old days..... :D
Seems there were no drip pans available pre made prior to the mid-late 1970s. Every Weber cookbook prior to that has the homemade ones out of Reynolds Wrap. Has anyone every made the drip pans out of foil? Seems like it would be a cheaper alternative to buying drip pans every so often.
Craig
I read something that mentioned indoor screened areas. I think it might have been refering to screened patios areas.
I must be old-school, because I've never bought a disposable drip pan. I always make mine out of foil, or just use this beater aluminum brownie pan I inherited somewhere.
I will say, though, that my homemade pans sometimes leak if they are filled with water. But it is nice to be able to customize the shape to the footprint of the food I'm cooking.
Quote from: mike.stavlund on January 08, 2013, 06:10:18 AM
I must be old-school, because I've never bought a disposable drip pan. I always make mine out of foil, or just use this beater aluminum brownie pan I inherited somewhere.
I will say, though, that my homemade pans sometimes leak if they are filled with water. But it is nice to be able to customize the shape to the footprint of the food I'm cooking.
I've thought about doing this. Especially since a small pork roast doesn't require a massive drip pan.
Craig
I am kinda new to sites like this, not even sure if WKC is a site, blog, page or bulletin board. And don't know what pushing a subject (thread or post) back to the top for no good reason is called. Maybe it's a bump, push, jacked, or whatever.
The point us I don't want this old brochure to drop off the first page, so I am replying to it just to put it back in front for a while. I click on it all the time just to look and admire it. Does that sound strange?
So this might be considered rude and inappropriate behavior to re-up a subject without adding anything new. If you reply to me and say so, don't be surprised if I wait to respond just before this thread is about to drop off the page again.
Quote from: reillyranch on January 14, 2013, 08:28:29 PM
I am kinda new to sites like this, not even sure if WKC is a site, blog, page or bulletin board. And don't know what pushing a subject (thread or post) back to the top for no good reason is called. Maybe it's a bump, push, jacked, or whatever.
The point us I don't want this old brochure to drop off the first page, so I am replying to it just to put it back in front for a while. I click on it all the time just to look and admire it. Does that sound strange?
So this might be considered rude and inappropriate behavior to re-up a subject without adding anything new. If you reply to me and say so, don't be surprised if I wait to respond just before this thread is about to drop off the page again.
I guess I've never seen it as rude. I have bumped threads if there's things I've wanted to add or if I have a question that pertains to it. I bumped the "vintage weber commercial" post i put up in September as we got closer to Christmas for new members to see and for the regulars to enjoy again. If there's a post that's my favorite and like to view, but have nothing to add, I just look it up in the search box, or I search through my posts in my frofile. I Hope this helps ;) Your among friends and not "forum Nazis" here. :D
As long as it is not the dog thread, bumping si fine.
:P
Thanks for the tips, pulling it up in my posts seems the smartest way to perv the brochure.
I won't ask about "the dog thread".
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Quote from: Eastex on January 06, 2013, 05:09:43 AM
Love the approximate cost of a ten pound bag of charcoal, $1
What we'd give for $1 10lb. bags of charcoal now. My wife would kill me because theyre'd be no room for anything else in our garage! ;D
Craig
6 bucks for 8.8 lbs of lump at the grocery down the street.