I've got a 22 1/2 inch kettle from I figure the late fifties or early/mid sixties. It was my father's. It says Kenmore on the lid handle. Apparently Weber made it for Sears back in the day. It came with steel legs which rusted out and that I have since replaced with Weber aluminum legs. My question is about the heavy metal ash catcher pan that sits inside the kettle and on the same tabs that the charcoal grate uses for support. The insert pan has vent holes all along the upper inside portion of its bowl area, which is just inside and below its 1 1/2 inch flange that rests on the lower charcoal grate supports. There is a 1/2 inch perimeter space between the outer edge of the insert pan and the kettle's inside wall. The charcoal grate sits directly on top of this metal ash catcher bowl insert. The kettle was designed to not have an ash catcher beneath the kettle. It does have the old style three dial vents on the bottom. I called Weber and the person that I spoke with was not familiar with this design or the fact that Weber made kettles for Sears. Can anyone give me some insight into this kettle's history and the design features.