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1971 sounds about right Doc. You can’t see it on the pics, but the words LAZY JAKE are stenciled on the back of the cab. They were a Sheffield band who I first remember seeing on the Sheffield pub circuit in the late 60s. I did a bit of research and found out that the band formed in 69 and disbanded...

Some pics of the cab. Sorry they are not very good. I will try to get some better ones.

Dr.HIWATT wrote:yes, on the label.

No nothing on the label. There is a blank space at the bottom of all three, but that says 'serial num'.

It should be a 1969- 1970 based on the info provided. I would even guess an early 1970, but it is hard to pinpoint with much accuracy. Are there any other numbers on the speaker decal? There usually is a manufacturer date code on the bottom of the specification decal something like 12/70 or 43/71 v...

In all those 32 years since I’ve had it, I’ve never had the back off and when I removed it, I was a bit surprised to see that one of the speakers was missing. I guess that means that one of the other speakers isn't working either (series-parallel those in the know??) so, IME, when you used it you o...

It should be a 1969- 1970 based on the info provided. I would even guess an early 1970, but it is hard to pinpoint with much accuracy. Are there any other numbers on the speaker decal? There usually is a manufacturer date code on the bottom of the specification decal something like 12/70 or 43/71 v...

Hello, I’m new to the forum and was wondering if anyone could help to date my 4x12 Hiwatt cab. I bought the cab for £40 around 1980 (it was advertised in a newsagents shop window) I have to say I knew nothing about Hiwatts, apart from The Who using them. I joined a band in 1983 and used the cab, pow...