Title: Glen Blue History
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 17, 2020, 06:27:46 AM
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 17, 2020, 06:27:46 AM
https://www.weber.com/US/en/blog/behind-the-grill/the-history-of-the-imperial-grill-in-glen-blue/weber-2047920.html?sc_src=email_789474&sc_lid=51974027&sc_uid=VHummjjZfF&sc_llid=23806&sc_eh=7e1db00da1d54b471&utm_source=Emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-07-16+New+Product+Launch+Glen+Blue
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Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: bamakettles on July 17, 2020, 06:49:46 AM
Post by: bamakettles on July 17, 2020, 06:49:46 AM
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: JEBIV on July 17, 2020, 07:44:09 AM
Post by: JEBIV on July 17, 2020, 07:44:09 AM
cool
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: bait on July 17, 2020, 07:56:29 AM
Post by: bait on July 17, 2020, 07:56:29 AM
It always seemed like an odd color for a grill; it's really cool to know why now.
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: Walchit on July 17, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
Post by: Walchit on July 17, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
That 54.99 price makes me want a time machine pretty bad
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:17:15 AM
Post by: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:17:15 AM
Quote from: Walchit on July 17, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
That 54.99 price makes me want a time machine pretty bad
I just tossed that in to an inflation calculator and it was $460ish in today's money. WOW!
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Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 17, 2020, 11:52:10 AM
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 17, 2020, 11:52:10 AM
Quote from: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:17:15 AMThat's why they called it the "Cadillac" of grills.Quote from: Walchit on July 17, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
That 54.99 price makes me want a time machine pretty bad
I just tossed that in to an inflation calculator and it was $460ish in today's money. WOW!
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Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:57:34 AM
Post by: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:57:34 AM
Quote from: michaelmilitello on July 17, 2020, 11:52:10 AMQuote from: idahome on July 17, 2020, 11:17:15 AMThat's why they called it the "Cadillac" of grills.Quote from: Walchit on July 17, 2020, 10:24:25 AM
That 54.99 price makes me want a time machine pretty bad
I just tossed that in to an inflation calculator and it was $460ish in today's money. WOW!
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Indeed! I want one of those 26'ers so bad, but I feel like I would never use it unfortunately.
I had a neighbor who had an old Glen Blue 22 and one day I got the guts to go ask him if he'd ever sell it and he gave me the weirdest look and said no. Then proceeded to lock it up thinking I was some goon. Never saw that grill again.
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Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: harris92 on July 18, 2020, 07:43:35 AM
Post by: harris92 on July 18, 2020, 07:43:35 AM
Their article is not accurate. The first Glen blue was produced sometime in 1960. It came with steel legs, white wheels and an ash pan with white porcelain enamel coating . Here it is:
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Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: Craig on July 20, 2020, 08:31:37 AM
Post by: Craig on July 20, 2020, 08:31:37 AM
Weber's porcelain enamel color selection through the years seemed to parallel that of the trendy appliance colors at the time. In the early 60s, similar light blues and/or turquoise were popular stove, range hood and sink colors. Much like avocado green and two tone brown would take over in the mid-late 60s....so did the kettle. I am still surprised that Weber didn't do a "harvest gold" in the 70s which is a much less vibrant color compared to the actual yellow they introduced in 1973.
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Title: Glen Blue History
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 20, 2020, 08:33:32 AM
Post by: michaelmilitello on July 20, 2020, 08:33:32 AM
Quote from: Craig on July 20, 2020, 08:31:37 AMOh I how miss our avocado
Weber's porcelain enamel color selection through the years seemed to parallel that of the trendy appliance colors at the time. In the early 60s, similar light blues and/or turquoise were popular stove, range hood and sink colors. Much like avocado green and two tone brown would take over in the mid-late 60s....so did the kettle. I am still surprised that Weber didn't do a "harvest gold" in the 70s which is a much less vibrant color compared to the actual yellow they introduced in 1973.
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green linoleum and harvest gold stove and fridge. Childhood memories. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: Darko on July 20, 2020, 08:47:19 AM
Post by: Darko on July 20, 2020, 08:47:19 AM
Stephen, I'm wondering if that was something they just tried before it made it as a production run in 1962?
Title: Re: Glen Blue History
Post by: Mike in Roseville on July 20, 2020, 12:21:39 PM
Post by: Mike in Roseville on July 20, 2020, 12:21:39 PM
Quote from: Craig on July 20, 2020, 08:31:37 AM
Weber's porcelain enamel color selection through the years seemed to parallel that of the trendy appliance colors at the time. In the early 60s, similar light blues and/or turquoise were popular stove, range hood and sink colors. Much like avocado green and two tone brown would take over in the mid-late 60s....so did the kettle. I am still surprised that Weber didn't do a "harvest gold" in the 70s which is a much less vibrant color compared to the actual yellow they introduced in 1973.
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That bright yellow was still really popular. Lamps, home accessories, and 73 VW's were all that bright yellow.
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