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Peter: Miracle

December 19 2009

French Miracle Radio

This is a Miracle radio made in Paris.  The radio was bought off e-Bay earlier this year.  It actually uses American tubes, with five tubes in the lineup -- 47, 58, 80, 2A7, 2B7.

The cabinet looks ok from the front, but has veneer damage on the top.  The veneer is chipped off around the top edges, so while itt displays OK from the front, it needs some help.

Like a lot of French radios, it has a huge multitap transformer so that it can operate at 110 or 220v.  These radios tend to be so heavy on one side due to the transformer, that they don't ship terribly well.  This one was no exception, with the case coming apart in places due to the weight of the chassis smashing around in shipping.

I refinished the case over the summer, and will write a few posts about it.