Hi all...
I picked up an 18 inch red, G code this evening in great condition and immediately saw something like a plaque on the grate but it was all black from being cooked on, so when we got home I couldn't wait to clean it up to see what it was. It turns out it is a warning written in German and French, not to use alcohol or gasoline to light the fire. I did a search on the forum but couldn't find any information on this. Has this been seen before?
See link below for an image:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hhtl6i7e6qqnm6/IMG_20170719_214701.jpg?dl=0
What makes it even more strange is that I'm in the UK. The guy I picked it up from wasn't very forthcoming with information when I tried to get some history on it.
Thanks for looking!
Interesting tag to have on a grate. Wonder if there were some issues with fires.
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this came up a few years back as well
as I recall, all of the webers from germany or perhaps another (multiple?) country required a few additional warnings and/or features to meet the countries import requirements.
There are euro webers with flared legs too. I bet
@Craig has pics saved.
Yeah. It's a Euro thing.
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I was gonna say I have seen this before in Europe...
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We have those tags on grates of that same era here in Australia
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Quote from: Golly on July 19, 2017, 08:15:45 PM
We have those tags on grates of that same era here in Australia
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@Golly I've seen how you guys party, the label is not enough!
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I have seen a few of the same tags on grills for sale here in The Netherlands, I am close to the German border and these are grills that have made there way across the border from Germany.
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..found this in the german forum:
https://www.grillsportverein.de/forum/threads/wer-hat-die-aelteste-weber-kugel.220043/page-15#post-2758309
A 1983 Brownie, one-time used and then stored away, complete with all the Receipts and order form
Has the same warning on the grate.
Thanks for your replies. I guess this kettle must have been imported from Germany or France at some point. Will try and get some more pics up tomorrow.