Is this a Weber Imperial Sequoia

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Meat Meets Meat

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Meat Meets Meat said:
Hi Folks,

I'm going to go check this weber out after work today.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/for/3178161965.htmlhttp://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/for/3178161965.html

I talked to the guy and he said the cart was custom made by a distant relative a couple generations ago. But it looks a lot like a Weber Imperial Sequoia. Can anyone tell if the cart is real? Or how I might be able to tell when I go look at it?
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It does look like it.

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What's on the top of the dome besides the handle? I can't tell, but it looks un-weber-like to me.
 
the cart looks genuine but the lid is not a weber per say. i think its a version sold by sears but i can't think of the name at the moment. get it anyway !
 
mbshop said:
the cart looks genuine but the lid is not a weber per say. i think its a version sold by sears but i can't think of the name at the moment. get it anyway !
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I thought the vent/lid/handle looked like they may have been all painted black but it's hard to tell. I'll find out soon enough.
 
Well, I went and picked it up but I don't think the kettle is original. Can anyone tell me if this is a weber kettle or a some fake version?

Here a pic of the top lid. It's been painted over but the vent and handle don't seem legit
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Here the inside of the lid. One of the vent hole has what looks like a tear drop shape (top right)
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Inside of the base. Same shaped vent hole so the top and bottom do match
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Outside of the base
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I noticed the original kettles had a bracket on the base that held it up a little above the surface a little. This one didn't have the bracket but it did have 3 spots around the base where it looked like there may have been some brackets in past. Here's one of them
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But the the cart is real I think. The surface has been replace and the guy painted all of it but I think I can salvage it! Here's a few more pics

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You all can probably expect a picture of it all restored some time in about 2015
 
Cool project & kudos for taking it on :thumb: will be watching
 
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