Grate with a warning on it...

[Que Tip]

Hi all...

I picked up an 18 inch red, G code this evening in great condition and immediately saw something like a plaque on the grate but it was all black from being cooked on, so when we got home I couldn't wait to clean it up to see what it was. It turns out it is a warning written in German and French, not to use alcohol or gasoline to light the fire. I did a search on the forum but couldn't find any information on this. Has this been seen before?

See link below for an image:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hhtl6i7e6qqnm6/IMG_20170719_214701.jpg?dl=0

What makes it even more strange is that I'm in the UK. The guy I picked it up from wasn't very forthcoming with information when I tried to get some history on it.

Thanks for looking!

[mhiszem]

Interesting tag to have on a grate. Wonder if there were some issues with fires.


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[Troy]

this came up a few years back as well

as I recall, all of the webers from germany or perhaps another (multiple?) country required a few additional warnings and/or features to meet the countries import requirements.
There are euro webers with flared legs too. I bet @Craig has pics saved.

[Darko]

Yeah. It's  a Euro  thing.

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[zavod44]

I was gonna say I have seen this before in Europe...

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[Golly]

We have those tags on grates of that same era here in Australia


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[Heyjude]

We have those tags on grates of that same era here in Australia


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@Golly
I've seen how you guys party, the label is not enough!

[vwengguy]

I have seen a few of the same tags on grills for sale here in The Netherlands, I am close to the German border and these are grills that have made there way across the border from Germany.


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[Gartenzwerg]

..found this in the german forum:
https://www.grillsportverein.de/forum/threads/wer-hat-die-aelteste-weber-kugel.220043/page-15#post-2758309

A 1983 Brownie, one-time used and then stored away, complete with all the Receipts and order form

Has the same warning on the grate.

[Que Tip]

Thanks for your replies. I guess this kettle must have been imported from Germany or France at some point. Will try and get some more pics up tomorrow.