Found an Aristocrat today

Kneab · May 10, 2018, 02:46:06 PM

Woke up this morning and put on the lucky red grill hunting shirt.

By 10 am there was an Aristocrat in the trunk. The legs were taped to the sockets and had the original charcoal grate inside with the braces below at least 6 inches of ash.

The cooking grate was laying against the legs and the ash pan wash nowhere to be found

But while wandering around the backyard of the house I found a Corn N' Tater ring to go with it

She's got a little bit of crazing and a couple of pops where the straps are tacked in. Whitewalls are shot, and the lid handle is a little tweaked and could use a little sanding and spar varnish. Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to start the restoration.

Travis · May 10, 2018, 02:47:43 PM

Oh man, that's sweet. Congrats !

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inkaddictedchef1 · May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM

Grate score!

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WNC · May 10, 2018, 02:54:33 PM

That's a gem right there!
Should clean up nice, congratulations

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michaelmilitello · May 10, 2018, 03:00:38 PM

Where did you find this?

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addicted-to-smoke · May 10, 2018, 03:02:45 PM

Love that alien image. Local artist?

Kneab · May 10, 2018, 03:03:39 PM

Thanks fellas. I was doing a quick red grill inventory in my head. I think I'm gonna need a separate shed for the reds. Lol.

Mr.CPHo · May 10, 2018, 03:07:31 PM

Oh wow!! That is awesome, congrats! I didn't know a 26"CnT ring existed, very cool.

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Kneab · May 10, 2018, 03:31:51 PM

Also the ash inside, it wasn't from cooking. It was more like junk mail or stuff that should have probably been put in a shredder. It smells horrible inside. I had the lid in a trash bag that was tied up and it still smelled bad inside my car.

CatskillSmoker · May 10, 2018, 04:18:39 PM

Congrats on a Grail score. Get her cleaned up and rid of that smell.
Then you can put your own smell, in the air. Enjoy

chiku18 · May 10, 2018, 05:14:24 PM

This is a kettle we don't see everyday. Congratulations for nice score!!!

JayCee · May 10, 2018, 05:34:15 PM

Nice score mate. Well done.

Kneab · May 10, 2018, 06:08:58 PM

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on May 10, 2018, 03:02:45 PM
Love that alien image. Local artist?

I got it off of Woot or Amazon. It's called the unidentified grilling object.
After looking it up I realized just how worn out it is. It may be time to order a new one. Lol.

Transit98 · May 10, 2018, 06:22:38 PM

Looks grate! Keep the old sticker / order extra for when it finally fails

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Rub · May 10, 2018, 06:25:55 PM

Fantastic find! Congrats and have fun with the resto. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

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Found an Aristocrat today