George Stephen invented the Weber kettle using a half sphere of sheet metal from the factory where he worked, Weber Brothers Metal Works
George produced more kettles for sale and started demonstrating in shopping centres and supermarkets around Chicago
George Stephen bought out Weber Brothers and turned the factory to kettle production
Weber kettle popularity spread across the Midwest and the rest of the USA
Weber becomes a generic term for a barbecue grill
1960 The Galley-Que
1968 The Imperial Sequoia George Stephen introduces the first gas grill
The Weber logo
in 1977...
Ross McDonald/R McDonald Co. becomes the
Australian representative for
Weber barbecues
The Weber logo
in 1984
Weber introduces the Smokey Mountain Cooker
After years of demonstrating, Weber kettle popularity peaked in 1986 with over 80,000 sales in Australia (higher sales than Weber® Q™’s in 2009)
The Complete Australian Barbecue Kettle
Cookbook was first published
The Performer Charcoal Grill was introduced
Ross McDonald invented the V-grate
and the Charcoal Baskets
The Weber Flat Top gas barbecue was
released for the Australian market
(RRP approx. $1000)
The new Weber logo
as we know it
Weber introduces Weber® Q™ portable gas grills
The Weber® baby Q was released
The Complete Australian Barbecue Kettle cookbook hits sales of 250,000 units
The Family Q was released in Australia
Australia’s Own Cookbook for the Weber® Q™ is introduced 
The Weber Genesis E-330 was released in Australia. R McDonald Co started representing Weber in NZ.
Weber introduces the Jumbo Joe™ portable barbecue
The latest evolution of the Weber® Q™ model was released
The Weber Q Built In is released
