For sale is a beautiful and rare Silvertone model 1457 dating from 1964, complete with its original case with built in amp.
 
Silvertone guitars were produced by Kay/Harmony in Chicago USA, badged 'Silvertone' for sale at Sears.
 
There were two iterations of this model: the 1448 which was a single pickup/short scale and the 1457 which was a dual pickup/full scale. This is the latter, more expensive at the time and with far greater utility owing to the second pickup and full scale length. They were offered as a full solution for guitar players, with the paired case featuring a small inbuilt, fully-functional 1w amp.
 
This one came out of America where it had spent its life up until now - the guitar is 100% original as far as I can tell, playing nicely and with a great sound owing to the 2x factory 'Lipstick' pickups (particularly nice in the middle position). The inbuilt amp has just come back from Coopersonic and is fully serviced and functional, owing to a replaced speaker. You will need a step-down transformer to use it (these were wired with a US plug). The tremolo works thanks to the Coopersonic service - it's a quiet amp (1w) but definitely has utility for recording, or just playing in your living room. The case itself has some holes (they were made of chipboard), but is fully functional and houses the guitar perfectly. 
 
The guitar itself is in good condition, as with most the finish on the back of the neck has worn with play over the decades. It is however free of breaks, the frets are good and the neck is straight. The 'tape' bound body has held nicely and hasn't succumb to the usual deterioration that these guitars are prone to. The finish is entirely original - it is what they deemed a Red burst with a subtle sparkle texture - very cool. 
 
A full-size, dual-pickup and full-scale American classic, complete with its original amp in case.