The guitar, case and amp were purchased new by a good friend of my dad who was persuaded to sell it in 1965.

Clean, light wear, whammy present, logo strong, hardware shiny, seller says "Guitar needs some work.I went searching around for a look inside the building when it was the Valco factory, and found only one image, from the guitarkitsusa website. The seller says it best: "Beat up scratched painted with fingernail polish has a warped neck missing tuner parts has paint chips very dirty & dusty bent tuning key needs absolutely everything or just add a battery powered clock & hang on the wall." Clean, minimal wear, logo strong, binding tight, currently strung left-handed, probably a 619.Seller said it was stamped 57-660, but that's a classical part number.Seller says: "This unit is believed to have been used sparingly as amplification for a monthly bingo game at a local VFW hall until the mid '60's until it was replaced by a Larger PA system.It was then put away in the back of a storage closet until now...