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Solovox tone cabinet
Maker: Hammond Instrument Company
Date: 1946-1948 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Model K, Series B
Serial No: 73738
SignedOn engraved metal tag mounted to back near triodes, with copper-colored lettering over a dark brown background: HAMMOND SOLOVOX TONE CABINET / SERIAL NO. 73738 MODEL K SERIES B / VOLTS A.C. 115 CYCLES 58-62 WATTS 133 / IMPORTANT – FOR CONNECTION TO SERIES B / SOLOVOX KEYBOARD ONLY / U. S. PATS. 2099204 2117002 2142580 2203569 / 2233258 2251052 2253782 2254284 2254366 / 2301870 1956350 RE20831 / DES. 123686 DES.124405 OTHER PATS. PEND. / HAMMOND INSTRUMENT CO. CHICAGO. ILL. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MarkingsEach tube type is labeled on the unit itself.
Manufacturer marks on tubes.
Manufacturer marks on tubes.
DescriptionPlywood cabinet with rounded face and top, with speaker opening; brown-painted sheet-steel back
Seventeen (17) triode tubes (a combination of 6SJ7, 6JS, 6H6, 6SN7, 6K6, 6SK7, and 6J5; manufacturd by KEN-RAD and RCA), as well as a 5Y3 G rectifier tube near the speaker. Power cord (later replacement) and cord for connecting to keyboard unit.
Seventeen (17) triode tubes (a combination of 6SJ7, 6JS, 6H6, 6SN7, 6K6, 6SK7, and 6J5; manufacturd by KEN-RAD and RCA), as well as a 5Y3 G rectifier tube near the speaker. Power cord (later replacement) and cord for connecting to keyboard unit.
DimensionsLength:545 mm
Width: 690 mm
Height: 130 mm
Width: 690 mm
Height: 130 mm
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. John C. Peters, Omaha, Nebraska, 1973.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John C. Peters
Not on view
Object number: 00286