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Well, you may be right. More likely than not, it was definitely a drink more stiff than water! It is an AC-only set (as in, no battery), but that certainly doesn’t mean there never were any batteries around it. This radio could have been in a garage or attic for years, and there’s no telling what could have been placed on it. 

I do wonder about candles. Those old silver candelabras have a propensity to tarnish and discolor certain woods like oak with prolonged exposure. Plus there looked to be some spattering all over the top and side of the radio. Kind of makes me wonder if melted wax may have damaged the lacquer and opened up the wood to open air and other contaminants.