Originally Posted by
Rodney
The Kenmore may be a 15 clone but a diehard Kenmore collector may be willing to spend the money. I don't think 15 clone Kenmores are terribly common, at least by modern standards. I would be interested in the source code on it. Is it still a "White" machine or is it ordered directly from a Japanese manufacturer? If a White, then it would be an interesting machine in the sense that White had started buying machines instead of manufacturing them but still had the contract for Sears.
Rodney
I believe the White machines had a 117 prefix in the model number. I forget which Japanese manufacturer is associated with the 148 prefix, but Joe has a list.