I picked this one up on the saturday night of memorial day weekend. It was a late night, band practice, drunken e-bay oops. But i think i got lucky. i thought my bid would never make it, but i dont think anybody was watching, or i overpaid. the ad stated the amp didnt work, but all i needed to do was to re-seat the tubes. works fine. When i took it out of the case i thought it was a re issue or something because there wasn't a scratch on it. no belt gouges, no pick marks, zero fretwear nothing. i opened it up and it was like new on the inside, and then the tell tale clue. The original c size battery was still in there. I don't think this thing was ever played. I think the only 2 strings that were on it were also original. Just had to clean and polish it, oh and take the tuners apart, they were a little siezed, and its like brand new. Im not sure of the origins of these things. I think valco but ???. and if anyone knows how to date the pots on these it would be helpful.
Original power tube
The battery