Title: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 24, 2020, 04:59:18 PM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 24, 2020, 04:59:18 PM
A Piece of GOLD found in a barn...
So, this very special 22" Wood Dale grill was listed on eBay in my area. Of course I had to go see it. On my inspection with a razor of the grill I verified that it was definitely not enamel, however what was puzzling me is the color ran under the original vents with factory rivets. Also, the white on the bowl and lid handles. I left concluding that this grill was either painted or chromed some how.
I reached out to my friend at Weber and he told me that he remembered seeing this gold grill in the lobby of their Arlington Heights Headquarters at 100 N Hickory. However, he was going to confirm with George Stephen Jr.
Well, days pass and still no confirmation. So, I had to make a decision, believe my friend and his memory or let her go. With a few seconds left in the auction, I decided to roll the dice...and I got her!
I texted my friend that I had got her and within an hour he messages me back that he's received confirmation and the grill is 100% authentic and that I needed to call his friend that worked at Weber since 1963 and talk to him.
Today, I talked to his friend on the phone and he gave me the complete history of the mysterious gold grill. This grill is a 1 of 10 piece made for Weber Corporate. George Sr. kept two which he couldn't tell me where they went. He personally moved the remaining from Arlington Heights HQ to Palatine HQ before he retired.
The grill was made by applying black enamel, then white enamel, and then it was plated with real gold.
I present to you Miss Hawn! Boom
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So, this very special 22" Wood Dale grill was listed on eBay in my area. Of course I had to go see it. On my inspection with a razor of the grill I verified that it was definitely not enamel, however what was puzzling me is the color ran under the original vents with factory rivets. Also, the white on the bowl and lid handles. I left concluding that this grill was either painted or chromed some how.
I reached out to my friend at Weber and he told me that he remembered seeing this gold grill in the lobby of their Arlington Heights Headquarters at 100 N Hickory. However, he was going to confirm with George Stephen Jr.
Well, days pass and still no confirmation. So, I had to make a decision, believe my friend and his memory or let her go. With a few seconds left in the auction, I decided to roll the dice...and I got her!
I texted my friend that I had got her and within an hour he messages me back that he's received confirmation and the grill is 100% authentic and that I needed to call his friend that worked at Weber since 1963 and talk to him.
Today, I talked to his friend on the phone and he gave me the complete history of the mysterious gold grill. This grill is a 1 of 10 piece made for Weber Corporate. George Sr. kept two which he couldn't tell me where they went. He personally moved the remaining from Arlington Heights HQ to Palatine HQ before he retired.
The grill was made by applying black enamel, then white enamel, and then it was plated with real gold.
I present to you Miss Hawn! Boom
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: bamakettles on April 24, 2020, 05:03:18 PM
Post by: bamakettles on April 24, 2020, 05:03:18 PM
That's too cool.....congratulations!
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Title: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: brewtownbeatdown on April 24, 2020, 05:15:40 PM
Post by: brewtownbeatdown on April 24, 2020, 05:15:40 PM
Nice!!!!!!!!
If it's name is Goldie Hawn, that means you'll be referred to as Kurt Russell considering what you're likely gonna do to 'er. If it results in a sexy Kate Hudson, I'm calling dibs.
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If it's name is Goldie Hawn, that means you'll be referred to as Kurt Russell considering what you're likely gonna do to 'er. If it results in a sexy Kate Hudson, I'm calling dibs.
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: RUonFire on April 24, 2020, 05:50:02 PM
Post by: RUonFire on April 24, 2020, 05:50:02 PM
I saw this listed on ebay. What was the final price, if you don't mind me asking. She's a beauty! Congratulations!
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: PotsieWeber on April 24, 2020, 07:28:57 PM
Post by: PotsieWeber on April 24, 2020, 07:28:57 PM
That one is good as gold. A fine score Brandon, .999 fine, I suppose.
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: LiquidOcelot on April 24, 2020, 07:33:00 PM
Post by: LiquidOcelot on April 24, 2020, 07:33:00 PM
Well God damn. Has weber corporate hit you up about a deal yet? I know they have done that a few times in the past
Freaking sweet weird awesome grill and story
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 25, 2020, 03:43:28 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 25, 2020, 03:43:28 AM
Quote from: RUonFire on April 24, 2020, 05:50:02 PM$790
I saw this listed on ebay. What was the final price, if you don't mind me asking. She's a beauty! Congratulations!
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: putoluto on April 25, 2020, 06:13:05 AM
Post by: putoluto on April 25, 2020, 06:13:05 AM
I'm not a fan of safe queens / garage queens, but given the uniqueness and history (and real gold) of that, I'd never cook on it. By the way, digging the Spiccoli Vans!
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 25, 2020, 06:21:42 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 25, 2020, 06:21:42 AM
Quote from: putoluto on April 25, 2020, 06:13:05 AM100% couldn't agree with you more! I cook on all of my grills, and I'd cook on this one too if my friend at Weber didn't tell me not too. Yes, love the Vans thanks!
I'm not a fan of safe queens / garage queens, but given the uniqueness and history (and real gold) of that, I'd never cook on it. By the way, digging the Spiccoli Vans!
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: PotsieWeber on April 25, 2020, 06:26:06 AM
Post by: PotsieWeber on April 25, 2020, 06:26:06 AM
I wouldn't cook on it, simply because it wasn't really designed for cooking on.
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: putoluto on April 25, 2020, 06:27:20 AM
Post by: putoluto on April 25, 2020, 06:27:20 AM
pics of inside?
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 26, 2020, 03:22:37 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 26, 2020, 03:22:37 AM
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pics of inside?
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Title: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 26, 2020, 03:24:34 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 26, 2020, 03:24:34 AM
Quote from: JEBIV on April 25, 2020, 03:45:26 PMDon't be confused, I wanted to unveil her, not have you do it for me. ThanksQuote from: randy on April 25, 2020, 03:35:19 PMMe too
Confused, thought you didn't know who got it...
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: randy on April 26, 2020, 05:12:55 AM
Post by: randy on April 26, 2020, 05:12:55 AM
You're welcome 
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: jhagestad on April 27, 2020, 04:45:52 AM
Post by: jhagestad on April 27, 2020, 04:45:52 AM
That is an incredible piece of history! Nice score!
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:09:28 PM
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:09:28 PM
Thread cleaned up.
Please refrain from making personal attacks and trumpisms.
Please refrain from making personal attacks and trumpisms.
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Jeff on April 27, 2020, 01:19:56 PM
Post by: Jeff on April 27, 2020, 01:19:56 PM
Haha
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 01:22:59 PM
Post by: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 01:22:59 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:09:28 PM
Thread cleaned up.
Please refrain from making personal attacks and trumpisms.
I understand moderation, it got nasty at the end. However, none of my comments were personal attacks, none of my comments were trumpism, whatever that is. I questioned what I felt were extraordinary claims without evidence. In addition, I complemented Brandon on the score of an old Wood dale grill. It's your forum, you have that power, are we at the point to where we cannot challenge a claim here without it being wiped out?
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:48:56 PM
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:48:56 PM
Quote from: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 01:22:59 PMQuote from: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:09:28 PM
Thread cleaned up.
Please refrain from making personal attacks and trumpisms.
I understand moderation, it got nasty at the end. However, none of my comments were personal attacks, none of my comments were trumpism, whatever that is. I questioned what I felt were extraordinary claims without evidence. In addition, I complemented Brandon on the score of an old Wood dale grill. It's your forum, you have that power, are we at the point to where we cannot challenge a claim here without it being wiped out?
I enjoyed your comments and appreciated your questions!
They were deleted because the context of the questions was also deleted.
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: brewtownbeatdown on April 27, 2020, 02:08:46 PM
Post by: brewtownbeatdown on April 27, 2020, 02:08:46 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:48:56 PM
They were deleted because the context of the questions was also deleted.
Troy
I sure hope that me quoting the conversation early on was the reason my comment disappeared. I think my subjective level of hotness / do-ability was pertinent to the thread.
brewtown..."solid 10"...beatdown
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 02:12:35 PM
Post by: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 02:12:35 PM
Quote from: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:48:56 PMQuote from: LightningBoldtz on April 27, 2020, 01:22:59 PMQuote from: Troy on April 27, 2020, 01:09:28 PM
Thread cleaned up.
Please refrain from making personal attacks and trumpisms.
I understand moderation, it got nasty at the end. However, none of my comments were personal attacks, none of my comments were trumpism, whatever that is. I questioned what I felt were extraordinary claims without evidence. In addition, I complemented Brandon on the score of an old Wood dale grill. It's your forum, you have that power, are we at the point to where we cannot challenge a claim here without it being wiped out?
I enjoyed your comments and appreciated your questions!
They were deleted because the context of the questions was also deleted.
OK, thanks for explaining.
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Red_5_Wrangler on April 27, 2020, 02:55:35 PM
Post by: Red_5_Wrangler on April 27, 2020, 02:55:35 PM
And I am just over here wondering what happened to the razor bladed gold flakes that are in someone's drive way or grass somewhere.
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 27, 2020, 02:58:08 PM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 27, 2020, 02:58:08 PM
Quote from: Red_5_Wrangler on April 27, 2020, 02:55:35 PMLol yeah I guess that wasn't too smart of me. Never in a million years would I have thought it was real gold plated.
And I am just over here wondering what happened to the razor bladed gold flakes that are in someone's drive way or grass somewhere.
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 03:39:05 PM
Post by: Troy on April 27, 2020, 03:39:05 PM
We're all still here and no one needs to be butt-hurt or mad, IMO :)
Do your best to get along with others. (that also means 'no trolling')
Do your best to get along with others. (that also means 'no trolling')
Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: HoosierKettle on April 27, 2020, 04:57:12 PM
Post by: HoosierKettle on April 27, 2020, 04:57:12 PM
It's absolutely not the most valuable Weber but it is cool.
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Pezdogs on April 27, 2020, 05:56:30 PM
Post by: Pezdogs on April 27, 2020, 05:56:30 PM
Very cool grill and I would trade $500 and car leaking oil for it
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: bamakettles on April 27, 2020, 06:16:31 PM
Post by: bamakettles on April 27, 2020, 06:16:31 PM
Lesson learned at age 12.....I didn't get the Schwinn bike I wanted for Christmas, but my best friend did. Sometimes he would suggest that we trade bikes for a day which was really cool to me.... same was true with footballs and hockey sticks. I learned to share and appreciate my friend's accomplishments. Thanks @GrillGiant for sharing this story, it's all fun and what I personally am here for. Also, thanks for the amazing grill handle that I installed on my '78 "Schwinn" chocolate today. ; ). I appreciate it.
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:36:54 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:36:54 AM
Quote from: HoosierKettle on April 27, 2020, 04:57:12 PMHow about this, to me personally it is. I've seen everything else. Never seen this, and probably won't ever again. So to me, this is the rarest and most valuable Kettle ever found. And the story makes it even more valuable to me that George Stephen has them made for him. But yes, value is subjective. One grill might be worth more to someone than it is to me. There's no "Beckett" price guide when it comes to grills.
It's absolutely not the most valuable Weber but it is cool.
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Title: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:39:15 AM
Post by: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:39:15 AM
Quote from: Pezdogs on April 27, 2020, 05:56:30 PM
Very cool grill and I would trade $500 and car leaking oil for it
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Title: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: HoosierKettle on April 28, 2020, 06:47:11 AM
Post by: HoosierKettle on April 28, 2020, 06:47:11 AM
Quote from: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:36:54 AMQuote from: HoosierKettle on April 27, 2020, 04:57:12 PMHow about this, to me personally it is. I've seen everything else. Never seen this, and probably won't ever again. So to me, this is the rarest and most valuable Kettle ever found. And the story makes it even more valuable to me that George Stephen has them made for him. But yes, value is subjective. One grill might be worth more to someone than it is to me. There's no "Beckett" price guide when it comes to grills.
It's absolutely not the most valuable Weber but it is cool.
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I can appreciate that. I was just poking some fun. I'm a cooker not a collector so I have no way of knowing. Congrats on the find
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: tomatoandvinegar on April 28, 2020, 07:17:47 AM
Post by: tomatoandvinegar on April 28, 2020, 07:17:47 AM
Nice get Stephen!
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: Pezdogs on April 28, 2020, 02:08:22 PM
Post by: Pezdogs on April 28, 2020, 02:08:22 PM
Quote from: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:39:15 AMYou can't use that GIF this was not a small jokeQuote from: Pezdogs on April 27, 2020, 05:56:30 PM(https://media1.giphy.com/media/3ofT5QLN8WW2kXPXNu/giphy.gif)
Very cool grill and I would trade $500 and car leaking oil for it
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: randy on April 28, 2020, 02:42:18 PM
Post by: randy on April 28, 2020, 02:42:18 PM
Quote from: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:39:15 AMHaving a child with Dwarfism I am taking offense to this and anyone that would allow thisQuote from: Pezdogs on April 27, 2020, 05:56:30 PM(https://media1.giphy.com/media/3ofT5QLN8WW2kXPXNu/giphy.gif)
Very cool grill and I would trade $500 and car leaking oil for it
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: randy on April 28, 2020, 06:07:59 PM
Post by: randy on April 28, 2020, 06:07:59 PM
Guess changing your gif is some sort of a half hearted apology?
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Title: Re: A story with a GOLD Lining
Post by: LiquidOcelot on April 28, 2020, 09:44:15 PM
Post by: LiquidOcelot on April 28, 2020, 09:44:15 PM
Quote from: GrillGiant on April 28, 2020, 06:36:54 AMLove what you collect , collect what you love. Imo I dunno how this couldn't be one of the more valuable weber around knowing only 10 were made and probably less than 5 still exists. I mean what last year chromoveils had never been found, now there's what like 6 in the club? Besides the og bouy whats rarer?Quote from: HoosierKettle on April 27, 2020, 04:57:12 PMHow about this, to me personally it is. I've seen everything else. Never seen this, and probably won't ever again. So to me, this is the rarest and most valuable Kettle ever found. And the story makes it even more valuable to me that George Stephen has them made for him. But yes, value is subjective. One grill might be worth more to someone than it is to me. There's no "Beckett" price guide when it comes to grills.
It's absolutely not the most valuable Weber but it is cool.
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