Solovox tone cabinet
Date1946-1948 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelModel 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 AMERICAMarkingsEach tube type is labeled on the unit itself.
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.
DimensionsLength:545 mm
Width: 690 mm
Height: 130 mm
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. John C. Peters, Omaha, Nebraska, 1973.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John C. Peters
Object number00286
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