My First "Brownie"

[Brian Floor]

Hi All,

I think this is my first post; I've been learning a lot from you fellas on this board and I thank you. I wanted to share my excitement with this recent find. I love the older classic kettles and got real lucky on my first score. I paid $25.00 for all this stuff.

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I have a lot more cleaning to do but this is after a quick bath:

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[Bob Correll]

Welcome aboard Brian!

Nice find, she's a beauty!!

 

[Jeff_B]

Oh my what a score there Brian, she is a beauty!

 

[Jim Lampe]

Very Nice!!!
Welcome to the forum Brian!
Is that a 26"er?

 

[Shaun R]

Very nice score. Those brown ones clean up nice. I see it has a teak wood handle as well.

 

[Mike from Little Rock]

WOW! Cleaned up nice, all that grim was protecting that beauty! Now fire it up.

 

[Brian Floor]

Thanks guys; It's a 22.5" my wide angle lens might have made it look w i d e r. Shaun, I didn't know there were different woods used on the handles, thanks! When I fire it up I be sure to post some pics.

 

[George Curtis]

great find and save. i'm still waiting for my chance at one. or two, or three.

 

[Shaun R]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Albert Adato:
Congratulations Brian! that is from the late 60s I own a red one with the same wood handle on lid, bare handles on the kettle and three triangles on the bottom shelf, your brownie cleaned up real well. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Any pics Flaco?

 

[Kevin Walsh]

The lid vent is the more recent style - note the wider tab, the large lower case "weber" lettering in the center, and the larger vent holes. This suggests that Brian's beautiful kettle was manufactured some time after 1970, when the older style lid vents were still being used - unless the lid vent has been replaced.