It was (and still is) missing two knobs. In order to give you the best experience, we use cookies and similar technologies for performance, analytics, personalization, advertising, and to help our site function. 1995-2023 Philip I. Nelson, all rights reserved. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced as well. This scheme allows the radio to work if a lamp burns out. Many of the surviving 15U270 and 15U271 suffer from cracking burl on the curved areas on each side of the dial. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration, all the electrolytic capacitors were replaced with new production parts. As you see from the pictures, the chassis has some rust spots. 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. Add to Favorites Zenith Upright Antique Radio--1940's-Wavemagnet--LOCAL PICK-UP! Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. Not shown in the photo are thick insulated battery cables. The one dial that was left showing/open is crazed, but I have a spare chassis to replace that one dial. This is typical for a 1930s radio. .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. Polishing only cleaned up the paint, however. The shutters open nicely. I didn't want to risk damaging the pointers during removal or getting them off safely but being unable to securely reattach them. This chassis, speaker and cabinet are a factory match. year (1996). 19.05, 23.81 Charles Eames studies, excellent condition. (20% off), Sale Price 303.06 Restoring the electronics took a lot more time than touching up the cabinet. Historical artifact. (20% off), Sale Price 350.10 a zero at the beginning, (IE. Features: The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. Well, one showed up a year ago about 70 miles south of me. the Zenith home radios: The last 3 digits get a bit more complex. Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. Made for Montgomery Ward by Stewart Warner. The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. Page 1: Portable and Wood Table Radios 1938-1942 PORTABLE AND WOOD CABINET TABLE RADIOS, Page 2: Rise of Plastic Radios 1938-1942 PLASTIC CABINET RADIOS, Page 3: Battery or Farm Radios 1938-1942 FARM RADIOS, Page 4: Magic Eye Tuning Radios 1938-1942 MAGIC EYE RADIOS, Page 5: Me Restoring a Sentinel 243T Farm Radio RESTORING SENTINEL 243T FARM RADIO, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. is not correct and may lead to confusion later The stupid TV show that inspired the name " Walton" has been off the air for decades. Second and equally important; Zenith Craig. 1936 Zenith Radio, Marquis advertising metal sign, 2 Sizes, nostalgic vintage style home decor wall art, LGB PS Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. indicated that there were 17 initial categories, As Bob says, in a few years the market will be flooded with them. . 67.04, 74.50 See more ideas about antique radio, vintage radio, old radios. In this case, however, the radio's performance was quite poor, as mentioned earlier. compensation, spinner tuning, split. Pictures posted in this listing have been taken without flash. The radio's electronics were intact, but needed a complete overhaul. Another Chicago garage find where someone needed room and wanted it gone. cabinet design. As for the cabinet, the ranges Other radios in the same style and therefore also called "Waltons" are the 9-tube 9-S-232, the top of the . (10% off), Sale Price 19.05 $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 difference is the center section that the chassis mounts in. There was just enough slack in the connecting cables to let me replace those parts without unwiring all of the cables. $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. When I purchased the radio, it required total restoration. Instead, I simply disconnected the old filters and left the cans in place to preserve the radio's original appearance. Now they're showing up more and more and I expect that to only increase. This is my 1938 Zenith 12S266 Shutterdial console radio. If the letter designation is followed by a And now that a lot of those folks are either heading to retirement homes or dying off, the market seems to be getting flooded. Oh well, this is how we learn! I also had to replace the drive belt in the tuning mechanism. k42: ivory: $12.00: k42-divided: ivory: $12.00: k42b: black: $12.00: It seems as though there are two types of knobs used on these radios that look the same but have different dimensions for the hole. It was kind of hard to let it go but the money was too good. 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 RADIO WORKS. The first digit(s) will be the number of tubes, 1,180.75, 1,475.94 The metal box atop the chassis has a switch on its back to select AC or DC operation. A good looking radio and the one I restored had great reception. This article will deal with the "Big Black Would I like one? First, I cut the gaskets in half, making the cuts on the diagonal. 944.60, 1,180.75 Putting on the new belt would require disassembling the geared tuning mechanism, starting with the dial pointer and dial, and working back to where the belt would be placed on the shaft. Used to be on occasion you would see one or two. This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. The cabinets mahogany veneer is beautifully restored with a flawless satin lacquer finish. 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. This is a Zenith 1938 Model 7-S-232, a 7 tube "Walton". was introduced in late 1935 for the 1936 model Each pilot lamp draws 2.9 volts. each represented by a single letter. The preferred material seems to be rubber O-ring stock with a square, rather than round, cross-section. The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. This radio really set in motion Zenith's sales growth that took them from around the 10th largest radio manufacture to number two by 1942. We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. (That is, the dial pointer did not always point exactly to the station being tuned.) Maybe I'll bite. The paper serial number tag on the bottom of the cabinet is there as well. The radio apparently had not been restored (by a collector). The chassis was purchased separate, it was originally from a chairside. 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. The dial belts are new for smooth motor operation and tuning. 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. With the addition of a bleeder resistorproperly positioned to avoid interferencethe radio performed quite well. This radio has the fabulous Robot Shutter Dial with a green tuning eye. Tube complement: 6K7G RF, 6L7G mixer, 6J5G oscillator, 6K7G IF, 6H6G detector, 6J5G 1st audio, 6J5G 2nd audio, 6J5G phase inverter, (2) 6V6G push-pull audio output, 6T5 tuning eye, 5Y4G rectifier. Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. a "Walton Radio" as an example (12S232). The rest of the cabinet was in good shape, with only a few small scratches here and there. To my delight, the belt worked perfectly! 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 6V27), the radio was built for My favorite tombstone radio is the 1937 era Silvertone model 4465 as shown here. 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. 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. Some of the most serious Zenith radio collectors in the world have never seen this version in person. Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. 505.66, 561.84 For instance, my radio doesn't tune to 456 kilohertz, but it does tune to 912, double the target frequency.) This tuning system is not only reliable, but also very accurate. The Zenith 6S254 (6-S-254) is a 6-tube console radio with broadcast band and two short wave bands. 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. For this particular adjustment, the signal generator was set to 456 kilohertz to adjust the radio's I.F. The following photo shows the radio after I completed its restoration. The two trailing digits of the model number describe Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. The bass from this console is unreal. Caution: A novice should never try to align a radio "by ear." a radio should track with the "model year" and Perhaps chemicals were spilled on it or someone made an aborted attempt to refinish it. Pleasant waterfall cabinet and tear-drop dial that was only used for 1938. It isa striking radio from top to bottom. This is an extremely rare 1938 Zenith model 15U271. Only rubber would provide enough friction on the small pulleys to make the system work. The finish is original and the grille cloth is a Zenith replacement. This classic "black dial" Zenith tombstone is a real jewel. The 6-J-230 is a typical 1930s superheterodyne receiver, using a power transformer and six tubes. At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. It has a premium-grade, 12-tube, high-output chassis and with its 12-inch speaker is an incredible performer. I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. The superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale, loud and clear. (For those who have noted that 2.9 + 2.9 + 1 equals more than 6.3, we should point out that there is also a small resistor in parallel with each lamp, to create exactly the right resistance.). I offer an The blue arrow points to the shaft around which the belt is loosely placed. The second segment of the model number revels The cabinet was stripped of its original finish, lightly sanded, re-stained, grain filled and then sprayed with Mohawk sealer and lacquer. After finishing this repair, I received some additional email from newsgroup members, indicating that round-section O are easier to find Receives radio stations. Slipping is an especial disadvantage for shortwave listening, where accurate tuning is all-important. Buyer's Premium 25% up to $1,000,000.00 23% above $1,000,000.00 Philco Art Deco Tube Radio Receiver, ca. 1938-1942 Prewar Portables and Wood Sets. This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. A brand new NOS green eye tube was installed to dress up its playing and viewing appearance. The radio has very nice reception with no hum. ZENITH 12 TUBE SHUTTER DIAL: This completely restored Zenith radio was made in 1938 and features the classic Zenith shutter dial with motorized tuning control. Cleaning and recapping are standard practice, but solving the voltage problems added extra hours. (XG5) ~ ZENITH RADIO CO. CHICAGO. I wasn't finished with the recapping, after all! It is made of polished brass with the famous lightning "Z" Zenith logo at its center. The radio is so large it does not fit well next to a chair as it was designed too. I did not think it was necessary for the chassis to be repainted. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. Had I been alive and of a radio-buying disposition in 1938, I would have looked at . Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. 25 tube Stratosphere, first produced in Then I applied a bit of liquid spray starch. Autotransformer (variac), used to supply a precise voltage to the radio. This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zenith's most famous and collectable year. On my radio, the little rubber drive belt was shot. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. Do not use the add to cart feature. Pictured here above is the most common of the 1938 15 tube radios made. If I ever sell the radio, I'll replace the battery cables with new ones of the right length. Charles Eames studies architecture at the, condition. It is a 1939 model 15S372. You will not be disappointed. numbering scheme. Sad part about is, I offered them $150.00 over 2 months ago, the person on the phone said it was his sons radio and he would have to check with him about my offer, never heard back from them, Now I have lost interest in the radio! I offer free shipping via Greyhound to the lower 48 states. Want to know more? Original Price 23.81 Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded. The show rather trite, boring. Content is for presentation purposes only. In our example of the 12S232, the radio was built for the 1938 model year. I. Zenith did not produce radios for the general public Why would the B+ voltage be too high in the first place? The, runners are in excellent condition. It's hard to find a unit in this shape and working condition. for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted 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. So it is truly a very rare Zenith radio. You can change your preferences any time in your Privacy Settings. This six-tuber was just restored electronically with all capacitors replaced and any other components such as tubes and resistors replaced if tested bad or weak. last two or three identify the cabinet type, and (20% off), Sale Price 1,180.75 better understanding of the model numbering scheme. 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. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. Many folks think the "Waltons" TV show made these radios desirable. For most adjustments, you simply turn the screw while watching the tester's readout, aiming for maximum output. A large Antique Radio Collection featuring Old Radios From Zenith, Zenith Stratosphere, Atwater Kent, Philco and RCA antique radio collection, old radio consoles, wooden radios, cathedral radios, tombstone and floor model radios The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration - all the electrolytic caps were replaced with new production parts. Radio must be picked up in Cleveland. During the restoration process these areas were repaired. 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. left or leading side of the model number using The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. A string-driven system is cheap to manufacture and easy to service, but strings can break or slip.   Spain   |   English (US)   |   (EUR), remembering account, browser, and regional preferences, remembering privacy and security settings, personalized search, content, and recommendations, helping sellers understand their audience, showing relevant, targeted ads on and off Etsy, remember your login, general, and regional preferences, personalize content, search, recommendations, and offers. The radio has very nice reception with no hum. 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. On most old radios, a strong string drives the tuning capacitor. 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. 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. So deluxe! Even after solving those gross problems via the power supply fix, the dial tracking was not very accurate. Then I super-glued two of the cut ends together, forming a single length of rubber. 1938 Zenith short wave radio classic antique model 6-J-257 Ad vertisement by Jasona5150. Once everything was in place, trimming the belt and gluing it was pretty easy. Neither the TV show or the radio (style & circuit) appeals to me. The front and sides of the cabinet appears to be covered with finely grained veneer, but the "veneer" is actually a photographic decal of a wood pattern. The controls are quite simple. Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. years. The speaker has the correct part number for a 7-tube model. Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. Little force is needed to spin the large dial pointers and the tuning is quite precise. The 6-tube 3-waveband Zenith 6-S-254 (6S254) was introduced in June of 1937 as part of, Zeniths robot dial, received a make-over from its inaugural 1938 model year. 1938 Antique Zenith Floor Radio, model number: 9S367, still works and receives many stations, case in good condition with no significant scratch, no crack. You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. Price: $12.00. The radio is sensitive enough to get the local stations just fine. A gearing mechanism behind the dial transfers the belt's rotation to the tuning capacitor.