Happy Cooker? But the handles say "KMart" ?
If the Old Sears was analogous to Weber, then surely the Old K Mart was analogous to Happy Cooker.
My old man passed down a sears /Kenmore Kettle with an internal Ash catcher. For years he thought it was a re-branded Weber, He bought it sometime between 1985-1989..
It wasn't until recently after visiting another forum that I learned it is a "Happy Cooker"
It is indeed a happy Cooker, in Excellent condition.
Just because the handle says "K-Mart" or in my case the one I have says "Kenmore"
Apparently the Happy Cookers were so close to Weber design that they faced legal action and eventually stopped producing their kettles.
I still have the grill, and use it every Thanksgiving to smoke my Turkey.
It works great and looks good, I have replaced the legs and wheels and it works and performs just as a Weber kettle does..
A couple feature I like on it that the Weber kettles do not have..
1) the wired Lid holder,
2) built in integrated ash catcher/drip pan
I will take pictures of it and share with everyone.