in its range (00-39) indicating a rather expensive
1935 remained as the model 1000 throughout production). 5 out of 5 stars (1) $ 850.00. The stamp on the wood at the top back is there, but it can be seen faintly. 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. In
14.17, 16.67 Charles Eames studies architecture at the, condition. I saw this one on CL a couple of weeks ago. So in terms of performance, it is "original," possibly even working closer to the designer's specs than when it left the factory. He constructed ornamental railings and, smaller numbers, and are more difficult to find today. (20% off), Sale Price 350.10 The stupid TV show that inspired the name " Walton" has been off the air for decades. (20% off), Sale Price 505.66 the relative placement in the line-up ($costs$). analogy: An automobile may be produced in 1995,
Zenith quickly became known as an innovator. Neither the TV show or the radio (style & circuit) appeals to me. This is typical for a 1930s radio. A string-driven system is cheap to manufacture and easy to service, but strings can break or slip. Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. year. (intermediate frequency) coils. SKU Color Price Qty. Then tune the digital radio to the desired frequency and start fine-tuning the signal generator to the target frequency. .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. Those few short years came some big changes like the multiband Zenith Transoceanic portable, the hallmark of tube radio design; a real compact portable you can carry around by Sonora called the "Candid"; table radios and consoles with push button tuning and magic eye tuning; and the first practical application of electronic television with real tv channels demonstrated at 1939 New York, World's Fair by RCA, made this period one to remember. Each 1938 zenith for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using, Prices for a 1938 zenith can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes at 1stDibs, they begin at, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Featured Collection: 2023 Designer Survey Trends, Association of International Photography Dealers, International Fine Print Dealers Association, Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1970s Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture George Kafka Chicago Modernist Artist. I offer free shipping via Greyhound to the lower 48 states. It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. No lowball please. produce civilian hearing-aids throughout the war
After those capacitors had been replaced, the radio's B+ voltage was lowered somewhat, but it still tested about 25-30% higher than indicated in the schematic. Here is the tube lineup. Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. Pleasant waterfall cabinet and tear-drop dial that was only used for 1938. I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. Vintage Zenith Radio Knob 1930s Wood Lightning Bolt AntiqueMeUp (576) $34.99 Vintage Soviet tube network radio RECORD. I purchased the empty cabinet from Alan Jesperson. 1938 Zenith short wave radio classic antique model 6-J-257 Ad vertisement by Jasona5150. On most old radios, a strong string drives the tuning capacitor. Fortunately, I was able to purchase a special radioa "Glass Rod" Zenith 5R-317 that had been designed for the 1939 World's Fair. Number 4 shows the multitester's probes clipped to test leads in parallel with the radio's speaker terminals. Polishing only cleaned up the paint, however. The radio is so large it does not fit well next to a chair as it was designed too. The belt runs inside machined brass pulleys and is held at the right tension by a spring-loaded arm. Each pilot lamp draws 2.9 volts. As Number 3 shows, the signal generator's hot lead is not connected directly to the radio. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. The blue arrow points to the shaft around which the belt is loosely placed. 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 ballast, regulators, and cathode ray (magic eye)
The next photo shows how the cabinet was masked with newspaper prior to applying the new finish. Commander McDonald had two of these models crafted. Every effort was taken to reproduce original look of this fine radio. and they work just as well as square ones. $1,499.99 0 bids or Best Offer 1d 4h Local Pickup Radio, Zenith Deluxe Floor Wood Cabinet Console, Double-Wide, Scarce Vintage $845.00 or Best Offer The cabinet was stripped of its original finish, lightly sanded, re-stained, grain filled and then sprayed with Mohawk sealer and lacquer. Original Price 378.83 (10% off), Sale Price 590.38 The, runners are in excellent condition. Each 1938 zenith for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. It rattles objects in the room when played loud. Original Price 1,180.75 A truly beautiful radio, the cabinet was done by E-K Restorations of Cleveland, Ohio. Powered bySquarespace. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. Pictured here above is the most common of the 1938 15 tube radios made. $2,995.00 SOLD Quantity Add to Cart We spared no expense to restore this gorgeous 1938 Zenith 9S232 tombstone radio known as 'The Waltons' because it starred in the 1970s TV series of the same name. See what this one sold for + $150 shipping. Pictures posted in this listing have been taken without flash. Number 2 shows the signal ("hot") lead of the generator connected to the grid lead of the 6D8 tube. compensation, spinner tuning, split. The styling sometimes reminds me of this old TV show. Called the "Commander" by many Zenith collectors. Read our Cookie Policy. Demo of 1938 Zenith 9S232 'Waltons' Radio + Bluetooth Retrofit Retro Radio Restore 178 subscribers Subscribe 926 views 1 year ago Here is a demo of a fully restored 1938 Zenith 9S232. Since doing this restoration, I have gotten in the practice of writing down every replacement as well as the results of every test. A very nice farm set. So deluxe! If you are looking for a cabinet and chassis, number match this radio has it. The radio has very nice reception with no hum. If either lamp burns out, the power tube gets no filament current, and you get almost no amplification. I wasn't finished with the recapping, after all! Cookies and similar technologies are used to improve your experience, to do things like: Without these technologies, things like personalized recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. Cabinet: The book matched walnut veneered cabinet is beautifully finished with a near flawless lacquer finish. 1938 Estimate $80 - $120 4 d 8 h 27 m 46 s $40 (1 bid) Your Maximum Bid: Secure $50 or 4 payments of $12.50 with Place Bid 27 bidders watching this item 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. Beginning in 1936, Zenith introduced a new model
Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. It is currently Mar Sat 04, 2023 11:02 am, http://allentown.craigslist.org/clt/4574348722.html, http://www.ebay.com/itm/371078070791?ss 1423.l2649. Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. 19.05, 23.81 1939 Zenith World's Fair Radio Recently, there was an estate sale in Cottage Grove, Oregon. An outside antenna is necessary on old tube radios or a long wire. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL Year 1937/1938 Category Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner Radiomuseum.org ID 68140 alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab Picture Schematics Zenith Radio Corp.; 9-S-232 'Waltons' Ch= 5905 (1) Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document. Go for it. I have the 12 tube version pictured on another page. But it turned out very nice. In our example of the 12S232, the radio was built for the 1938 model year. Lets start by examining the
1938 Zenith model 6S229. Note-taking may seem tedious when you're hurrying to get results, but it saves time in the long run. Should you ever come across a Zenith radio which
It was (and still is) missing two knobs. He joined a fledging Beaverton electronics company, Tektronix, in 1951 as its 351st employee. Many folks think the "Waltons" TV show made these radios desirable. To conceal blemishes on the photo-finished sides and front, I wiped on a coat of Min-Wax walnut stain with a soft cloth, let the stain set for a minute or two, then buffed it off again with a clean cloth. The next photo shows this radio on my workbench with everything set up to align it. This handsome set has earned a number of compliments from visitors. The chassis on this one still has it's model stamp 271. 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. It is a 20-tube all-wave, 1938 when he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. (15% off), Sale Price 23.81 It's hard to find a unit in this shape and working condition. Dial/Knobs: The famous black Zenith Robot Shutter Dial is in very nice condition as is the dial glass. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. Now they're showing up more and more and I expect that to only increase. Even if it plays, it undoubtedly needs some repair before you put it into regular service. By putting the lamps in series with the 1J6 tube, the designer used the lamps themselves to provide dropping resistance. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. All tube shields are in place as well. Perhaps this spring-loaded gizmo would have been easy to disassemble and reassemble, or perhaps it would have exploded in a shower of tiny parts all over my workshop floor, never to be put right. . Original Price 29.76 505.66, 561.84 The sixth tube, a 1J6, takes only one volt, however, as we can tell from the 1 at the beginning of its type number. The radio had been serviced in the past but most of the original parts were still in place. This is now equipped with Tissot's new titanium-based alloy Nivachron balance spring. The two SW bands work well also. Although there was nothing unusually hard or time-consuming about the cosmetic work, the electronics took more time than I had expected. Add to Favorites Zenith Upright Antique Radio--1940's-Wavemagnet--LOCAL PICK-UP! Zenith 12S267, 1938 Approximately 43-1/4 inches / 110 cm tall. Turning off the personalized advertising setting wont stop you from seeing Etsy ads or impact Etsy's own personalization technologies, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. The large black Zenth dial is in perfect shape. At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. Checking a generator's output in this way is another of Walt's handy tricks. line-up. It looks like someone sprayed something over the original finish (on the E-pay radio). On the other hand, the radio didn't perform to its original specifications until we added that part. model line, or more simply the higher the retail
Some collectors will force
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The 15 tube 'Robot-Dial' console in a walnut finish is the more common version of this cabinet style. If you feel uneasy about modifying an old radio, you can always leave a note inside the cabinet indicating exactly what was done, so that any future owner who doesn't like the modification can undo it. There was ample room to mount the new units underneath, so I did not attempt to conceal these inside the original capacitor cans on top of the chassis. This isn't absolutely necessary if you have a good signal generator, but my generator is as old as many of the radios that I own and its dial is not very accurate. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsys Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. uses this model numbering system and it has a suffix
Zenith sold a ton of them when new. 15.18, 17.86 15 tube Zenith radios are not common and easy to find, but this model is the highest production model produced for the 1938 season. The starch gives the cloth more body, helping it resist sagging in the future. (XG5) ~ ZENITH RADIO CO. CHICAGO. I was offered a similar one for $2300 earlier this year and had to laugh. Part of the top finish was completely gone. It isa striking radio from top to bottom. When the US entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, production of new radios stopped from 1942-1945 as manufacturers helped support the war effort. I found this radio in a small antique shop in El Paso TX behind 2 china cabinets and a pool table. The dial pointers were not easy to remove. Many of the
Even after solving those gross problems via the power supply fix, the dial tracking was not very accurate. When I got my hands on the new belt, however, I discovered a little problem. See more ideas about antique radio, vintage radio, old radios. And this is one of the 5. Original Price 934.76 After reinstalling the radio in its cabinet one last time, the restoration was complete! Before doing this, I manually turned the tuning capacitor up, putting its spring under tension. Once everything was in place, trimming the belt and gluing it was pretty easy. A multitester, used to measure the radio's output during alignment. Testing further revealed that the tube voltages were very high, reading about 200 volts on plate pins that should have 125-135 volts. The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. It is a striking radio from top to bottom. The dial perimeter is marked in gradations from 1 to 60, allowing you to record very fine tuning positions. I restored and refinished one last year and was offered (and accepted) $450. The brand says the new spring is more durable and resistant to magnetic fields. Sure. It is a piece of original 1938 cloth from a console that used the same pattern. Original Price 23.81 When I queried the rec.antiques.radio+phono newsgroup for ideas, I learned that many restorers don't bother buying "store-bought" replacement belts. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. The next phase involved "recapping" the set, or replacing all paper capacitors and the filter capacitors in the power supply. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration, all the electrolytic capacitors were replaced with new production parts. I. The next photo shows the power subchassis before replacing its capacitors. (15% off), Sale Price 15.18 The real Walton comes with personalized delivery. It is my belief that the year used to date
The radio has very nice reception with no hum. 1938 Zenith Model 12S265 Restored Bluetooth Radio Art Deco About the Item This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zenith's most famous and collectible year. 3 bands including broadcast, shortwave and police
On to the next challenge . Pleasant "waterfall" cabinet and tear-drop dial that was . After phoning a number of local stores, I was unable to locate square O-ring stock, so I bought the next-best thing: two rubber plumbing gaskets. (That is, the dial pointer did not always point exactly to the station being tuned.) 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. This article will deal with the "Big Black
type of chassis, power requirements, model year,
Cleaning and recapping are standard practice, but solving the voltage problems added extra hours. It released the first portable radio in 1924, followed two years later by the first radio that operated entirely on household electricity. When I first got the radio, I thought that the chassis might be solid copper, which would be quite beautiful when polished. Needless to say I got it put together and it looks great. The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. 944.60, 1,180.75 also note that the cabinet number falls very high
Signal generator, used to create a test signal at a precise frequency. Given the extent of damage on top, stripping was the only alternative. A final alignment was in order, particularly since I had already changed the alignment earlier. Why would the B+ voltage be too high in the first place? 50s. Sigh. You know, these are actually not exactly rare radios. Had I checked off each capacitor on the schematic and parts list as I worked, I would readily have seen that the job wasn't complete. On many radios, the pilot lamps are wired in parallel with the filaments of the radio's tubes.
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