The Orange and Green amps were made in the UK in the early 1970s (and later, and maybe earlier, I don't know the history) that featured odd graphics and stiff trnasformers. They used EL34s and 500+ volts. The 50 and 100 watt versions used the same transformers so the 50 watters were quite stiff. They used a simple split load phase invertor which by it's nature is unblalnced so they broke up easier then a Hiwatt but otherwise they were loud & hard. Their cabs were build almost exactly like the Hiwatt stuff. They had thick, rugged chassis. I had an OR80 back when I had a collection of amps. Quite the Thor's Hammer. They are being reproduced these days.
Edit: I found this history of Orange on line:
http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/news_story/a/news_id/e/763
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