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    Standard Oil Company Barrel Grill

    That was part of the trouble with building the grill in the first place.  The lid came off a barrel from 1915, which was a little hard to find.  The exist all over the place up near Michigan, but in Texas they are a little harder to come by. 
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    Standard Oil Company Barrel Grill

    Here's the steak in question: Two was too much, but I was embarrassed to tell him to put the other one back. 
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    Standard Oil Company Barrel Grill

    Alright, here are pictures of the original grill and the finished grill.  The family lore says there was a forge blower on the original, so I had them add one to the bottom off a T above the ash pan.  I figured if it didn't work so hot as a grill maybe I could use it as a forge!  This thing can...
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    Standard Oil Company Barrel Grill

    I finally found, and uploaded a photo of the grill in question.  Now begins the process of trying to recreate it! James
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    I finally found a picture of the famed grill in one of my grandmother's photo albums.  Provided it uploaded upside down, but this is still it!
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    Standard Oil Company Barrel Grill

    I have been scouring the internet trying to find a picture of a grill my grandfather had long before I was born.  As I understand it, it was made from a Standard Oil Company 56 Gallon Barrel (curved sides, not a drum) standing vertically on a wheelbarrow type frame with one steel wheel. I am...
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