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Picked this up at the local landfill today. No makers marks on it- any guesses?

Looks home built, maybe even the amp chassis, too.

I'm thinking home built also, with the amp maybe pulled from another use. The speaker has date codes so I'll start there. The tubes seem really old also.

Yeah, metal can tubes. Be careful about that transformer with the exposed taps on the end of the bell, and the tube next to it with the top plate connection!

Speaker code is an obscure company Bliley from Erie PA with year code 0, so 50 or 60. Old school plug but the fuse is not blown- do I dare

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You may want to use a variac and bring up the AC slowly over a period of time as it most likely has not been turned on in a long time; this is for capacitor (and your ) safety. If you are concerned about any problems when plugging the amp into an AC outlet have a friend do it for you.

jps wrote:You may want to use a variac and bring up the AC slowly over a period of time as it most likely has not been turned on in a long time; this is for capacitor (and your ) safety. If you are concerned about any problems when plugging the amp into an AC outlet have a friend do it for you.

Chris, I read this post.

My guess still is an amp from an organ.

Happyface wrote:

jps wrote:You may want to use a variac and bring up the AC slowly over a period of time as it most likely has not been turned on in a long time; this is for capacitor (and your ) safety. If you are concerned about any problems when plugging the amp into an AC outlet have a friend do it for you.

Chris, I read this post.

My plans have been foiled

What'd I say?

I'm leaning toward the homemade theory. Either that or a small company which went out of business very quickly due to killing too many customers.

I'd suggest powering it up from a distance through a big ol' Frankenstein-looking blade switch - just for effect.