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Model 1485 Piggyback

The largest and most expensive tube amp Sears offered (120W, 6x10) — chassis 185.11050.

Catalogue code
MODEL 1485 PIGGYBACK
Years
1963–1966
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
120W, 6-10 in. speakers, 4 x 6L6
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
120
Speakers
6-10 in. speakers
Tubes
4 x 6L6
Channels
2
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Transformer code, Chassis stamp.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1963; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Blue Book of Guitar Values — silvertone · Silvertone World — model 1485