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newlite4 · 25th May 2021, 2:29 pm

I am not aware of asbestos in any bakelite/catalin American midget sets, I have a large collection of both pre and post war American midgets and have never encountered asbestos in any of them. Asbestos is more likely to be found in midget wooden cabinets where heat from dropper resistors may cause a fire hazard but even then it is rare. American midgets normally run direct from 115 volts with no dropper as the valve heater volts add up to 115 volts, sometimes a line cord dropper is used to drop 20 volts or more.
The first images appear to show thin paper, perhaps part of a label inside the case. The final image looks more like deposits from a dusting cloth or some such cleaning wipe.
Neil

25th May 2021, 2:29 pm	#3
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,805	Re: Vintage sears Silvertone radio safety question I am not aware of asbestos in any bakelite/catalin American midget sets, I have a large collection of both pre and post war American midgets and have never encountered asbestos in any of them. Asbestos is more likely to be found in midget wooden cabinets where heat from dropper resistors may cause a fire hazard but even then it is rare. American midgets normally run direct from 115 volts with no dropper as the valve heater volts add up to 115 volts, sometimes a line cord dropper is used to drop 20 volts or more. The first images appear to show thin paper, perhaps part of a label inside the case. The final image looks more like deposits from a dusting cloth or some such cleaning wipe. Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.