Cool little Red 18.5 MBH

[Craig]

Idahawk It looks to me like the lid handle is slightly off center? Meaning closer to the lid vent. If so I also have one (mid 70s 18 red BBQK) that has the same thing going on. Pretty neat!

@Craig , interesting any guesses as to why they are like that ?

Best guess: My 22.5 Chocolate which has the same "78 vent" as your red has a slightly off center lid handle. It's just a touch further back from the lid vent. Maybe our '78s and my mid 70s red 18 were all Friday kettles?

[Idahawk]

I wonder if after putting in the 4 vent holes , it threw off the balance , so they compensated by moving the handle slightly ?

@craig

[Craig]

I wonder if after putting in the 4 vent holes , it threw off the balance , so they compensated by moving the handle slightly ?

@craig

Could very well be the case. I would love to go back and see how they were made back in the day vs today.