Amplifier
Maker
Webster Electric Company
Date1934-1935 ca.
Place MadeRacine, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Model6041RI
Serial No.24765
SignedOval aluminum plaque affixed to interior housing with two nickel-plated dome-headed screws, graphics in aluminum on black inked background: [“W” logo] / Webster / Power / Amplifier / SER No TYPE / 24765 6041RI [die stamped; serial number and type in different font sizes] / CYC. 60 VOLTS 115 / WARNING: / DO NOT USE ON / DIRECT CURRENT / MADE BY / Webster Electric Co. / Racine, Wis. / U.S.A. [sic]White, red, black, and gold decal on back of speaker magnet housing: Rola / REG TRADE MARK / VOLTS OHMS / K-1 [written in black ink] 1800 [stamped in black ink] / PATENTS PENDING / ELECTRO-DYNAMIC REPRODUCER / MODEL K SERIES / THE ROLA COMPANY / CLEVELAND, O. OAKLAND, CALIF.
MarkingsStamped near two plugs-ins: FIELD
Stamped near two plugs-ins: PHONE
DescriptionAmplifier with four vacuum tubes, a nine-inch speaker, and contoured aluminum foot pedal to control volume.
Sold with NMM 10811, Vivi-Tone electric guitar.
DimensionsCase measurements: Depth: 251 mm; Width: 426 mm; Height: 474 mm.
Published ReferencesArian Sheets, “Lloyd Loar’s Other Instruments…Four Rarities for the Workshop of an Electroacoustic Pioneer” National Music Museum Newsletter, Vol. 32, No. 1, (February 2005), pp. 1-3.
Credit LineArne B. and Jeanne F. Larson Fund, 2004
Object number10812
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