Italian Phonola 687 tube radio

[Kiwick]

I have just restored this nice Phonola 687 radio from about 1961
This model is very popular in Italy and has 4 bands: AM, FM, SW and VHF-TV

TV sound was a popular feature in low end radios back then as it allowed people who couldn't afford a TV set to listen to TV broadcasts.

While this is a small and relatively cheap radio, it has a tuning eye and the build quality is really good, in fact it still worked fine as found apart from a snapped dial cord, also the speaker has a generously sized alnico magnet and a large voice coil and sounds incredibly good with plenty of bass.

the blue Lesa tape recorder you see in the pic will be my next resto job!