Kriesler 11-20

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Foolish Possums are not Grand Poobahs
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May 10, 2017
Location
Canberra
As a kid I would go out to the shed and help/watch my dad work and tinker with stuff, from building chairs to repairing cutlery- we would walk in, flip the switch and 10 seconds later the radio would fire up and we got to tinkering.
A couple of years ago he passed and I now have the job of cleaning out the garage which is proving hard and not just cause the tools are heavy.
While cleaning I got to flicking the power switch and sure enough, 10 seconds later the radio comes on.
This radio-
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An Aussie made Kriesler radio from the late very early 50s
I cleaned up what I could, replaced a tube or two.
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Repaired the grill cloth and cleaned the case.

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I also found some bulbs to illuminate the display as original.
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Now we listen to it daily and it sounds fantastic
 
The old valve radio, nothing like them! it's like the sound of vinyl and holds a lot of memories and wonder.
Agreed :)
I noted the rectifier tube was missing when I got in there however it was still working, so either my dad or possibly modified it to use a few diodes instead.
 
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