I offer an Original Price 17.86 When I first got the radio, I thought that the chassis might be solid copper, which would be quite beautiful when polished. .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. Store Radio Knobs Zenith Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. was introduced in late 1935 for the 1936 model Great display and talking piece. For instance, my radio doesn't tune to 456 kilohertz, but it does tune to 912, double the target frequency.) . It released the first portable radio in 1924, followed two years later by the first radio that operated entirely on household electricity. Instead, they get rubber stock of the right diameter, cut it to the right length, wind the length around the pulleys, then super-glue the cut ends together. Zenith 12-S-267 (12S267) Shutter-Dial Console Radio (1938), The magnificent 12-tube Zenith 12-S-267 (12S267) console, Motorized tuning & foreign station re-locator, 12-inch electrodynamic speaker with "acoustic, Push-pull 6V6 output stage producing a room-, Robot (shutter) dial with tear-drop shaped, 5-point tone control (voice/normal/Hi-Fi/Bass/, Frequency coverage is 540 to 1752, 1740 to 5930 & 5490, the tone control offers a Hi-Fi setting, this is not, When I purchased this radio in early spring of 2006 it had. Had I been alive and of a radio-buying disposition in 1938, I would have looked at . Each 1938 zenith for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. You can see it looked okay. 1936 Zenith Radio, Marquis advertising metal sign, 2 Sizes, nostalgic vintage style home decor wall art, LGB PS (20% off), Sale Price 944.60 Since I operate the radio on AC, I shortened the cables and tucked them under the chassis. This is typical for a 1930s radio. Original Price 1,475.94 1938 Zenith Radio - Etsy Check out our 1938 zenith radio selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. I've only had a casual interest in these. The original cost of the 15U271 was $235.00, $10 more than the 15U270 at $225.00. Little force is needed to spin the large dial pointers and the tuning is quite precise. letter after the model number itself, you have Etsys 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsys global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. Nope. The set has a nice finish on it too. obtained an export model. Entdecke 1938 n. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. One . Checking a generator's output in this way is another of Walt's handy tricks. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) the radio was built for the 1937 model year. (10% off), Sale Price 590.38 This scheme holds true This chassis, speaker and cabinet are a factory match. The audio was also harsh and extremely loud, so loud that the radio played at medium volume with the volume control turned all the way down. Oh well, this is how we learn! years. I don't think I'd pay 1/2 the asking price. included every vacuum tube in the tube count including: Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. Then you turn off the digital radio, disconnect the generator's leads, and reconnect them to the radio being aligned. table model built for 1938. The large gray and blue components near the center of the photo are the new filter capacitors. Once everything was in place, trimming the belt and gluing it was pretty easy. The four original wood Z knobs are present. Cleaning and recapping are standard practice, but solving the voltage problems added extra hours. A new AC power cord has been installed for safety. The string is wrapped two or three times around the shaft of the tuning knob and goes around a larger pulley attached to the tuning capacitor. When all the color work was done, I sprayed on two final coats of clear lacquer, lightly buffing the last coat with #0000 steel wool to achieve a satin finish that doesn't look "too new.". 708.45, 885.57 You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. Here is Walter's comment on that point: Now that we have added an extra resistor, can this radio be considered "stock" or "original?" This is an extremely rare 1938 Zenith model 15U271. The 6-J-230 is a typical 1930s superheterodyne receiver, using a power transformer and six tubes. Original Price 389.00 Original Price 74.50 The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. a radio should track with the "model year" and He constructed ornamental railings and, smaller numbers, and are more difficult to find today. When the US entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in . cost of the radio. Research The Plays loud and clear as it should. second station re-location & "tell-tale" controls. First, I cut the gaskets in half, making the cuts on the diagonal. The brand is often referred to as the watchmaker's watchmaker due to its storied history as a movement manufacturer for other blue-chip watch companies. The large black dial is in very nice shape. On to the next challenge . The two trailing digits of the model number describe The photo-finished portion of the cabinet was in decent shape, but the top was badly damaged, as you can see below. The stupid TV show that inspired the name " Walton" has been off the air for decades. (10% off), Sale Price 19.05 Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. 1938 Zenith short wave radio classic antique model 6-J-257 Ad vertisement by Jasona5150. (20% off), Sale Price 303.06 No spring is visible from the outside, so I assume it's concealed inside the large metal dial case. This needed the usual, recapping, replace bad wiring, a couple of tubes, one knob was missing, new dial face and the cabinet refinished as it was trashed. The next photo shows how the cabinet was masked with newspaper prior to applying the new finish. The next step was to carefully split the rubber in half along its entire length. for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted All the paper foil capacitors were replaced too. The stamp on the wood at the top back is there, but it can be seen faintly. 15 tube Zenith radios are not common and easy to find, but this model is the highest production model produced for the 1938 season. 25 tube Stratosphere, first produced in After his military service, Miller returned to Hillsboro, Oregon, and worked for Meltebeke's Furniture repairing TV's and appliances. 1938-1942 Prewar Portables and Wood Sets. An interesting side note, Zenith did continue to Model 6-J-230 dates from 1938 and is typical of many radios of that era. Original Price 1,279.15 If the prices come down due to market saturation? This was a common practice since Zenith never printed 271 paper tags. The radio had been serviced in the past but most of the original parts were still in place. The black contrasting stripes near the bottom had a few scuffs, which I restored with black paint and a small artist's brush. 1939 Zenith World's Fair Radio Recently, there was an estate sale in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Zenith also used this cabinet for models 6-S-229 and 7-D-229 in 1938 and 6-S-330 and 5-X-230 in 1939. model years. (20% off). Vintage Zenith Radio Knob 1930s Wood Lightning Bolt AntiqueMeUp (576) $34.99 Vintage Soviet tube network radio RECORD. Page 1 of 2 [ 22 posts ] Go to page 1, 2 Next Previous topic | Next topic Page 1 of 2 [ 22 posts ] Moderator: Lou deGonzague Go to page 1, 2 Next Antique Radio Forums Index Category Online Auctions and Sales Forum All times are UTC Who is online Search for: To do it, you first fashion a simple coil of wire, about three loops and roughly six inches across. After I had a good color match, I sprayed one coat of clear lacquer on the top, then removed the masking and the grille cloth to expose the whole cabinet. the relative placement in the line-up ($costs$). A gearing mechanism behind the dial transfers the belt's rotation to the tuning capacitor. The audio was extremely weakbarely audible with the volume control turned all the way upuntil I replaced a burned-out dial lamp. Jasona5150. Some collectors will force The light application of water shrunk the cloth slightly, getting rid of the sags. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) (20% off), Sale Price 12.14 Well, one showed up a year ago about 70 miles south of me. 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Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. The shutters open nicely. In this case, however, the radio's performance was quite poor, as mentioned earlier. The following photo shows the radio after I completed its restoration. The brand says the new spring is more durable and resistant to magnetic fields. Contrasting with the black dial face is the gold-colored tuner pointer. Put the radio right next to your favorite chair, relax and enjoy! 1935 remained as the model 1000 throughout production). Beginning in 1936, Zenith introduced a new model The starch gives the cloth more body, helping it resist sagging in the future. The white pointer and brass second hand are perfect and moves nicely around the dial. Not really necessary for alignment, but I power all of my radios on the workbench through the variac, which in turn is powered through an isolation transformer for safety. in its range (00-39) indicating a rather expensive The next photo shows the power subchassis before replacing its capacitors. letter designations were used to describe Zenith's It is, part of the 1938 Zenith lineup that featured many other radios that used the unique Robot dial, as part of Zeniths 1938 line in June 1937, is a much-coveted set that is rare and hard to find today, 1938 line only. This article will deal with the "Big Black for the 1938 model year. Instead, I simply disconnected the old filters and left the cans in place to preserve the radio's original appearance. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. 944.60, 1,180.75 Historical artifact. At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. The one dial that was left showing/open is crazed, but I have a spare chassis to replace that one dial. The, runners are in excellent condition. In search of fresh answers, I opened up the large metal box containing the rectifier tube. last two or three identify the cabinet type, and Needless to say I would not take no for an answer and kept telling him "I wanted to purchase the radio". (20% off), Sale Price 350.10 Not really. The suffixes included: Zenith Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. As with most old cloths, it had faded somewhat in the areas exposed to light, but not so much as to merit replacement. However, this one also plays perfectly on a short lead wire as well. The sixth tube, a 1J6, takes only one volt, however, as we can tell from the 1 at the beginning of its type number. See more ideas about antique radio, vintage radio, old radios. On my radio, the little rubber drive belt was shot. radio, introduced as part of Zenith's 1938 line in June 1937, is a much coveted set that is an uncommon find today. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Toward the front was a big messy splotch of some hard substance, possibly dried glue or some kind of varnish. 6V027), this however The 15 tube model is noticeable longer to house the large chassis. I didn't want to risk damaging the pointers during removal or getting them off safely but being unable to securely reattach them. But JLC has plenty of icons to its name, from the Reverso to the Polaris, and to only look at those models is to miss a serious value proposition by way of the Master Ultra Thin. It's hard to find a unit in this shape and working condition. Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. year (1996). The real Walton comes with personalized delivery. and they work just as well as square ones. The radio is sensitive enough to get the local stations just fine. The blue arrow points to the shaft around which the belt is loosely placed. When I queried the rec.antiques.radio+phono newsgroup for ideas, I learned that many restorers don't bother buying "store-bought" replacement belts. Another great 15 tube Zenith radio pictured above. It is a 20-tube all-wave, 1938 when he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration - all the electrolytic caps were replaced with new production parts. left or leading side of the model number using The speaker has the correct part number for a 7-tube model. Named after E.F. McDonald the founder of the Zenith Radio Company. Given the model number, a repairman Dial" radios and the numbering scheme which If either lamp burns out, the power tube gets no filament current, and you get almost no amplification. It looks like someone sprayed something over the original finish (on the E-pay radio). After stripping, I carefully buffed the top smooth with very fine #0000 steel wool. Cord replaced. Mar 24, 2022 - Explore Daniel Mumau's board "1930's - 1940's floor model Zenith radios" on Pinterest. It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. If you look closely at the workbench photo, you'll see the thin red loop lying under the digital radio. 3 bands including broadcast, shortwave and police The metal box atop the chassis has a switch on its back to select AC or DC operation. The split-second pointer moves more rapidly than the main tuner, making one circuit of the entire dial when the main pointer moves about half an inch. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. The dial belt was replaced for smooth tuning. line-up. Perhaps chemicals were spilled on it or someone made an aborted attempt to refinish it. This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. Read our Cookie Policy. Looks really good. The difference is the center section that the chassis mounts in. Many folks think the "Waltons" TV show made these radios desirable. Zenith 12S265 Console (1938) $3,300.00 SOLD Quantity Not Available We spent three months restoring this gorgeous 1938 Zenith 12S265 Art Deco console radio. Antique Vintage 1938 Zenith Tombstone Radio Model 5S228 $83.03 11 bids $72.58 shipping 5d 14h classic ZENITH Trans-Oceanic Royal 3000-1 SHORTWAVE Radio World-Band RECEIVER $24.95 0 bids $28.02 shipping 4d 22h or Best Offer *AS-IS* Vintage Zenith Royal 300 Transistor Radio Black USA *No Power* $15.00 0 bids $12.45 shipping 6d 17h Learn more. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration, all the electrolytic capacitors were replaced with new production parts. It is a 1939 model 15S372. Sale Price 708.45 on. This type of "photo-finish" can also be seen on my 1937 Philco 37-61 tombstone. The paper serial number tag on the bottom of the cabinet is there as well. The 15U270 & 15U271 are the only 1938 15 tube Zenith radios that utilize two speakers, a 12 woofer and a 6 tweeter. Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. This tuning system is not only reliable, but also very accurate. Content is for presentation purposes only. compensation, spinner tuning, split. Twelve (count 'em!) This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zeniths most famous and collectable year. On the other hand, the radio didn't perform to its original specifications until we added that part. A multitester, used to measure the radio's output during alignment. The knobs are the original wood Zenith knobs. The watch is priced at $2,025 due in large part to the fact that the watch is powered by an automatic chronograph Valjoux A05.231 movement. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The radio apparently had not been restored (by a collector). If you are looking for a cabinet and chassis, number match this radio has it. After I replaced the lamp, the radio played, but not very well. From that (If your radio can't tune to the target frequency, tune it to a multiple. Powered bySquarespace. Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere before restoration, Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere after restoration. Despite new filter capacitors, there was still too much background hum. There was just enough slack in the connecting cables to let me replace those parts without unwiring all of the cables. 6V27), the radio was built for Another Chicago garage find where someone needed room and wanted it gone. produce civilian hearing-aids throughout the war In the process, however, I learned more about this type of radio and added a few new items to my bag of repairman's tricks. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. 50s. Etsy Search for items or shops Close search Skip to Content Sign in 0 Cart Halloween Hub Jewelry & Accessories Clothing & Shoes In the following rear view, look at the big box on the right side of the chassis. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. (15% off), Sale Price 15.18 An outside antenna is necessary on old tube radios or a long wire. Using six tubes, it covers the standard broadcast band and shortwave frequencies from 5.6 to 18 megahertz. Craig. It isa striking radio from top to bottom. (Thanks to Walt Heskes, an expert adviser on many of these projects, for pointing me in the right direction to solve this problem.). If I ever sell the radio, I'll replace the battery cables with new ones of the right length. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded.
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