'Hoffman' Reverberation Amplifier on eBay

[capnjuan]

There's a (former) Gibson GA18 on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200344487812  (not mine / don't know seller / not going to buy it) that has a separate reverb amp stuffed in it:







Seller confirmed that the tag says "Hoffman' (no; didn't think to ask about model #  >:( )  Has no tank. 

Never seen one of these ... don't believe it's 'factory fitted' the way seller says.  There is a Hoffman Audio here: http://www.hoffmanaudio.com/HA-reverb.html but don't think it's 'our' Doug Hoffman ... is it?

Anyone know anything about these?  Could be a kind of missing link between factory / outboard spring reverb and the first reverb pedals ... does the echo echo echo electronically, no? 

CJ

[PRR]

Half the people named "Hoffman" or "Hoffmann" started electronics companies.

This one may be these guys, long-time small-players in radio/audio (first US company to sell transistor radios), sold out in 1977, went into video.
http://www.hoffmanvideo.com/aboutus.asp

[capnjuan]

Half the people named "Hoffman" or "Hoffmann" started electronics companies..."

  ;D  Thanks PRS.  CJ