1963 Wood Dale Westerner
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Hanging out on the wrong side of town netted ramsfan this red wonder. Originally used at a summer home at the Lake of the Ozarks by the original owner, this super rare Weber grill was well maintained. Grill: 1964 – 22.5″ Weber Wood Dale – Red Owner: ramsfan Story / Original Forum Post
In the early days of Weber, kettles were marketed and sold by traveling salesman. They would put on cooking demonstrations at hardware and department stores, passing out Weber brochures on how to order them. Weber provided these salesman with kettles to use during their demonstrations. The kettles had the letters DEMO imprinted on them. Here…
WKC member jolayiv is the second owner of this luscious, lickable Lime (officially, “Key Lime”) 22.5” kettle from 1976-77. He reports that the original owners loved to slow roast turkeys in it, and when you see these photos you’ll agree this is no “turkey,” with gorgeous color everywhere. jolayiv cleaned, polished, protected. Read more > …
When this first appeared on WKC’s radar, forum members collectively held their breath. Who picked it up, and why did we want to see more? It’s because rotisseries can produce cooking magic, and Weber’s rotisserie accessory for the 26.75″ kettle is a rare bird indeed. SteveZ soon presented his cleaned, scrubbed, and buffed machine. Wow! Rumor has it,…
Here is a 1970, 18.5″ Copper Mist “brownie” colored kettle. These were nicknamed “The Brave” by Weber back in the 1970s. The current owner is Craig from the WKC. This is a “patent pending” grill that features metal bowl handles, twist on ash pan, 3 daisy wheel vents on the bowl, and plastic wheels with rubber tread on the…
Here’s a rare one, possibly the only one we know of. Thanks to Einrej, we now have photos and a story behind the acquisition. E stopped at an estate sale in Red Granite WI, saw the grill and thought that it looked cool. He bought it with the plan of letting it rust as a conversation…