Finally got approved for picture hosting, but have to figure out how to use it. Just noticed I can add pictures, so they are added at the end.
Since this is one of the SJs that had wooden legs, I'm going to call it the PEGLEG or maybe the PIRATE
Stopped by a garage sale on Friday & noticed this Smokey Joe. Bought a similar one a couple years back that was still in a box (although box isn't pretty). That one had the 3 legs made from some sort of bar stock that had loops at the end as feet and a triangle (also from some sort of bar stock) that goes through each of the loops of the legs. (It's still in the box, but the box is open).
I always liked Webers & thought these old ones were cool looking. The guy I bought it from said it had been sitting on a shelf forever in his garage (he was the original owner of the house when Harlem Ave was still 2 lanes and gravel where he lives in Niles, IL). He mentioned he NEVER USED it & it was pretty darn clean, including the grate, so I think that is likely. Although clean, it was not like he just cleaned it, there was some spidey webs on the legs and a bit of dust on the inside. The charcoal grate has some rust. along with the thumb screw nuts & washers that hold the legs on.
Here's a couple quick pics UNCLEANED as purchased (although I removed the price tag, which removed a bit of the finish on the wood offset handle, any suggestions of that?).
Any suggestions for fixing where the price tag took a bit of the finish off the wood handle?
I love the speckling and wish it was on the outside instead of the inside.
It included 10 small bags of Pine Mountain instant light charcoal things that he said had sitting around for maybe 10 years, or so. Since these bags were produced, Pine Mountain was acquired by Royal Oak according to Mr. Google.
I'm not certain whether or not he knew it was a Weber, but he did charge me half the price of a brand spanking new Smokey Joe at Home Depot. I tried negotiating for a lower price, but he would have none of that, even when I said how about without the instant light charcoal? Although it was only half the price of a new one at Home Depot, it was more than the similar one that I bought a couple years ago that is still in the box (which has still never been put together). I'll get some pics of that too, when I figure out where I put it.
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Topic: 1960s brown Offset handle Smokey Joe w/3 wooden legs b&w speckled interior (Read 2612 times)