Antique 1947 Goblin Clock Radio, Model CR, from England, Unusual Set for U.S.A.

Description

1947 Goblin Time Spot Clock Radio (may be as late as 1949), vintage, unusual, beautiful wooden tabletop clock radio made in England.  Type CR, serial # is 7667.  Made by:  The British Vacuum Cleaner and Eng. Co., Ltd., Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
It is basically an AM/short-wave/long-wave receiver.  AM, ("Standard Broadcast"),  in the U.S, and "Medium Wave" in Europe), scale differs somewhat from American sets.  It is in metres, not in kilocycles.  Band goes from 190 to 550 metres.  It picks up stations from roughly 560 KC to about 1,500 KC, while a typical American set has an AM band spanning from about 550 KC to 1650 KC, depending on the set.  The short-wave works and runs from about 15 meters to 53 meters. The long-wave band is not only obsolete here these days, but the scale for that on this set has faded and is no longer readable.
The word "GRAM" on the back of the set is for a jack that once accepted a phono pickup, meaning that the radio likely could be fitted with an RCA jack, so as to make an "AUX" input, for use with a CD player, FM tuner, phonograph, etc.
The tube compliment is: 6K8, 6K7, 6Q7, 6V6G/GT, and GZ32.  5V4GA makes an excellent direct substitute for the GZ32.  Having GZ32/5V4 is an advantage in a power supply, as there is not a great D.C. surge upon power-up, as is seen with a 5Y3, 5Y4 or 5U4.  This is much easier on the electrolytic filter capacitors.
This set was not exported to the U.S., and was run on 200-250 volts, at 50 hz.  (A 50 or 50/60 hz. rating for a radio always works perfectly on 60 hz.)   Unlike the German or the Dutch radios, this did not have a power transformer with a primary winding with taps for the different voltages commonly used in other countries.  Of course, the clock was 220 volts also. (The clock was also not working in this radio.)  So, while the radio is totally original from the outside, some modifications had to be made to the interior circuitry, not only to make it 110-125 VAC for its power input, but to improve the amplifier section a little bit.  There is a bigger, better output transformer in there, as well as a nice speaker, (see photo), that I took out of a 1958 Stromberg-Carlson console Hi-Fi, model #FR-711.  This work was done in 2000, the year before we got Internet in our house, and hence I had no way of obtaining a schematic diagram for it.  So, I designed the modifications "from the seat of my pants", drawing on my experience to do so.  I now have a diagram.
I will  print it out and supply a copy with the set.
The cabinet, knobs, and dial/clock covers are all original and in good shape.  The small wheel that indicates volume level by number through the dial cover, has most of its numbers faded/worn off.  The speaker grille and "cloth" are in good shape, although there is a faint, small area of blemish in the part of the grille that is second from the top and towards the right..  It is not overly noticeable.  Looking at the photos, there appears a hairline crack in the front/left in the veneer where it begins to curve upward.  Honestly, we have had the set in several rooms and have been using it on and off for about 18 years.  Only when I saw the photo did I notice that minor flaw.  Running a finger over it barely feels it.
So, after the refurbish 20 years ago, the set still works, but it is used, and is being sold "as-is".  The seller cannot be liable for failure, shock, fire, injury or death, as a result of using this set, however unlikely any of those scenarios would be.
The clock I used to replace the one that was in there appears to have stopped working.  So, I pulled a known-good, new-in-box / new-old-stock clock movement from my inventory that might be used, (see photo).  But, while I was photographing the rear of the set while it was on, I noticed the wheel of the clock turning slowly and intermittently, an indication that it may only need a clean and lube.  The replacement clock will be sent with the set anyway.
Not having been an export from Great Britain,  this radio had to have been physically carried to the U.S. by a person, likely planning to run it off their home's 220 volt, (electric stove, clothes dryer, etc.), circuit, or through a 120 to 240 VAC converter transformer.  This is relevant only because it likely means that there are not too many of these in North America.
This not only is a very unique radio, but it is a very beautiful unit also.
Shipping is free to the lower 48 contiguous states only.  USA only,  however, I will deliver it to anywhere within a 100-mile radius of Buffalo, N.Y.   This, of course, is only if the home confinement prevents me from shipping or delivering the radio.  Our border with Canada remains closed.
Heaven forbid being quarantined, but if confined, a good, old tube radio in the home will always help!