strange cabinet questions- for the blackface specialists

[guitard]

hey all-
I have a strange cabinet that I could use some advice on-

dimensionally it matches a blackface bandmaster cabinet. It has 2 12"
oxfords dating to 66. The metal hardware, the logo and the grille
cloth all appear to be authentic.
Here's where the variances start-
It doesn't have the lugs for the legs or thumb screws, and the tolex
is much smoother in comparison to my 65 bandmaster. The corners dont
appear to be finger jointed, but I cant be sure. The tolex appears to
be original, as it is machine stitched at the seam at one lower
corner .

There is no center baffle and no markings inside it. The face where
the speakers mount has def been replaced at some point.
I figure it may have been a 1x15 cabinet at some point, but do the
variances sound familiar to anyone?

[Don]

I have a similar cabinet. I bought a Blackface Fender Bassman 1967
(which probably means it was made in late 1966 or very early 1967 before
the silver faces came in. The grill cloth has a bit of silver in it but
not the blue/white/silver cloth that was typically found on Silver
faces. The cabinet has 2 JBL D120F's and has all the usual Fender stuff
on the inside FO # etc. BUT there is no center baffle! There is sort of
a ridge of wood there that sort of goes around where the baffle should
be. There is just the 2 speakers and a whole lot of fiberglass
insulation. On the outside of the back there are screw holes where the
baffle would have been and none of the screws around the perimeter have
the "saucer" washers.

There are lugs on top (the narrow side) but no lugs on the long side or
any tilt back legs. I'm pulling from memory now, but I had a 1965
Bassman when I was a kid and I seem to remember there were lugs on the
side so you could stack the amp on the narrow end or on the side. I
could be wrong. It was a long time ago.

But anyway the cabinet is odd. Sounds great though.

Don