The 1453
never appeared in any major seasonal
catalog, but this gem did appear very late in the Silvertone-as-a-brand game in
the 1970, 71 and 72 Sears Electronics supplemental catalogs. I've seen examples
of this guitar date-stamped as early as 1968.
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The 1453 was the Silvertone cousin of the 2-pickup Harmony
Rebel, a Rickenbacker look-alike, certainly meant to fill that "I wanna look
like John Lennon/Pete Townshend" desire some players must have had.
The 1453 actually looked a lot more like a Rick than the Harmony Rebel (available
from 1967-71) did. The Rebel (see pics on bottom row) had sliders instead of
knobs.
Introduced: 1968(?)
Retired: Seen as late as 1972
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