I hopefully eventually will restore
this, so I am looking for some answers from Sequoia Experts. Here are a few to start:
1) Based on the prior owner, the Sequoia was purchased by them in 1972. Bottom bowl has small vent tabs. Any other clues to confirm this bowl is from a copper mist Sequoia in 1972-1973?
2) As you can see, the lid with it was an F code. I don't think it was original to this Sequoia. Thoughts? Anyone have a spare PAT # brownie lid?
3) Which wheels should I be looking for, if keeping it original? If it is an 84, I will go with the 8 inch weber white insert. But what if it is a 1972? The broken wheels I got it with are lawnmower wheels.
4) At some point it looks like it was sloppily refinished. For example there is stain/paint on the metal flashing ring. Can I assume these originally came pre finished and this was a later paint job? Or were you expected to stain it when you assembled it?
5) I will be looking for the lid hanger brackets. The ones currently installed are hardware store L brackets.
6) This has had 8 "button snaps" screwed to the bottom frame, presumably to fasten a cover. I assume this was a custom thing and weber never sold a snap on sequoia cover?
7) The carriage bolts (with butterfly wing nuts on inside) on this one are slotted. I am pretty sure these should be smooth round heads right?
B) I will need
at least 2 replacement hinges. The original hinges are distinct in that they have these 5 little decorative flattened pyramid shapes on each part of the hinge. Rumor has it there is a source for these. (
@pbe gummi bear ?)
9) The hinges also use these unique cool screws with heads shaped more like squares than round. I have not looked but hope I can find them at Ace or similar.