anyone know anything about this grill?

[ILuvDon]

My husband and I fell in love with this grill.  We spotted it at a Salvation Army.  We DIDN'T buy it.  They were asking $39.99 and we were questioning how we would get it home and where we would put it once we did. 

We both are feeling a little remorseful that we didn't buy it anyway.  We admired it for quite some time.  I even snapped a couple of pictures.  Since then, I've tried looking it up on the internet and haven't found any info.  All I know is it's a Buddy L Grillmaster.  Had some kind of rotisserie gadget with it too. 

I thought maybe you all could tell me more.   Perhaps, even reaffirm my sadness over not taking it home with me.

Thanks!

[SecondhandSophisticate]

I think it may be from 1977. Check out the link below and see if you can see the grill in the ad...it would be to your upper left.

http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/CCC_1977%20(E)/Issues/06-23-1977_23.pdf

[Jay2TheRescue]

I think it may be from 1977. Check out the link below and see if you can see the grill in the ad...it would be to your upper left.

http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/CCC_1977%20(E)/Issues/06-23-1977_23.pdf

Yeah, but that color isn't in line with the mid 70's.  I'd say late 50's or 60's.  Grills were easy to make "trendy" with the change of the paint color.  (Remember the hunter green ones from the early 90's)  I would think mid 70's would be orange, red, black, bright yellow, chocolate brown, etc.  A green one from the 70's would have most definately been avocado green.  With that lime green color that grill is definately a 50's or 60's item.

As far as not buying it, I would not feel bad.  Once it is used it would never be the same again.

-Jay

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Jay, did you check out the ad?  Do you think the ad for the grill is from the 50s/60s?

[Jay2TheRescue]

I saw the ad, and did think that the prices were a bit too cheap to be the 70's.  Even if it was a 70's ad grill design has not really changed much.  Most of what changes in charcoal grill design is the colors to make it seem more trendy.  For example, Weber still makes the original grill they started making over 50 years ago.  I would also mention this to make you feel better for not buying it.  It was probably painted with lead paint, so I would not feel comfortable using it.

-jay

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Thank you, Jay. You are always so smart about these things. The lead part would not have occured to me. It's definitely a good thing to remember when buying a lot of older stuff as well.

[ILuvDon]

Thanks a bunch!  I just love talking with all of you.  So neat to see the old advertisement.  I had never thought about the lead paint either. 

Thanks again.  Keep up the good work.