uses this model numbering system and it has a suffix The two trailing digits of the model number describe last two or three identify the cabinet type, and 3 bands including broadcast, shortwave and police Made for Montgomery Ward by Stewart Warner. By the time I was done, the radio was playing beautifully and its dial tracking was right on the money. The 15 tube model 15U246 pictured here to the right and a 12 tube model 12S245 as well. again until late 1945, and were sold as 1946 models. This is an extremely rare 1938 Zenith model 15U271. The cabinets mahogany veneer is beautifully restored with a flawless satin lacquer finish. . It is a striking radio from top to bottom. Camera Portables, no more lugging around a suit case. Then I applied a bit of liquid spray starch. If the prices come down due to market saturation? The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. Store Radio Knobs Zenith Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. the type of cabinet, and ever where in the line-up Given the extent of damage on top, stripping was the only alternative. This is a showpiece! I found this radio in a small antique shop in El Paso TX behind 2 china cabinets and a pool table. 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! Why would the B+ voltage be too high in the first place? Original Price 17.86 Charles Eames studies architecture at the Washington, At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 zenith for your home. radio, introduced as part of Zenith's 1938 line in June 1937, is a much coveted set that is an uncommon find today. One . There are better radios, that perform better, as well have a more appealing design to me. Original Price 74.50 Once everything was in place, trimming the belt and gluing it was pretty easy. type of chassis, power requirements, model year, If you are looking for a cabinet and chassis, number match this radio has it. 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. Many of the I've only had a casual interest in these. 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.". cabinet design. You can feel the spring wind up if you move the tuner manually with the belt disconnected. Originally sold for $69.95 (higher on the West coast}. A final alignment was in order, particularly since I had already changed the alignment earlier. The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. All that happened was everybody horded the things. You can see it looked okay. Caution: A novice should never try to align a radio "by ear." Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. Oh well, this is how we learn! 1938 Antique Zenith Floor Radio, model number: 9S367, still works and receives many stations, case in good condition with no significant scratch, no crack. The suffixes included: Zenith 1960's Goodbye Vacuum Tubes and the End of "Made in USA". 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. cost of the radio. So in terms of performance, it is "original," possibly even working closer to the designer's specs than when it left the factory. The four original wood Z knobs are present. The belt is made of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric, similar to the fan belt in your auto but much smaller. As with most old cloths, it had faded somewhat in the areas exposed to light, but not so much as to merit replacement. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. each represented by a single letter. Pictured here above is the most common of the 1938 15 tube radios made. Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. THE RADIO WORKS. I was offered a similar one for $2300 earlier this year and had to laugh. The large black Zenth dial is in perfect shape. In The chassis on this one still has it's model stamp 271. Mar 24, 2022 - Explore Daniel Mumau's board "1930's - 1940's floor model Zenith radios" on Pinterest. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced as well. 1938 ZENITH 15-U-269 ART DECO SHUTTER DIAL TUBE RADIO Excellent PICK UP ANAHEIM $1,740.00 Local Pickup Was: $2,900.00 Magnificent Art Deco 1940 Zenith 12S471 "Aztec" Console, Restored & Works Well! Those partners may have their own information theyve collected about you. (That is, the dial pointer did not always point exactly to the station being tuned.) Light and speaker functioning. This radio has the fabulous "Robot Shutter Dial" with a green tuning eye. 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. First, I cut the gaskets in half, making the cuts on the diagonal. To do it, you first fashion a simple coil of wire, about three loops and roughly six inches across. 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 Learn more. Although there was nothing unusually hard or time-consuming about the cosmetic work, the electronics took more time than I had expected. 505.66, 561.84 letter designations were used to describe Zenith's SKU Color Price Qty. The 1000 Z Stratosphere was designed to introduce the big Black Dial and other features that showed up on the 1936 and 37 Zenith Black Dial line. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. I. The 15U270 & 15U271 are the only 1938 15 tube Zenith radios that utilize two speakers, a 12 woofer and a 6 tweeter. obtained an export model. The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. It was (and still is) missing two knobs. This is typical for a 1930s radio. I didn't want to risk damaging the pointers during removal or getting them off safely but being unable to securely reattach them. Providing accurate tuning via the main tuner obviates the need for a separate bandspread tuner, as found in "boatanchor" shortwave sets such as my Hallicrafters SX-42. A few minutes of experimentation convinced me that strong cord would not be a suitable replacement. Dial" radios and the numbering scheme which Toward the front was a big messy splotch of some hard substance, possibly dried glue or some kind of varnish. 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. Sure, it has one extra resistor not specified in the schematic. The knobs are the original wood Zenith knobs. ZENITH FERNFUNK LANDWIRTSCHAFT in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! 12 in this case, 11 on the chassis plus an "eye" tube. 15 tube Zenith radios are not common and easy to find, but this model is the highest production model produced for the 1938 season. Charles Eames studies architecture at the, condition. This is the mahogany version of the 15U270 walnut model. This type of "photo-finish" can also be seen on my 1937 Philco 37-61 tombstone. If I was going to have a radio collection, I need a Walton (and at least one catalin). .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. Radio must be picked up in Cleveland. Original Price 16.67 It is sporting, The 38-690 was Philcos top-of-the-line radio for the 1938 model year. The cabinet was stripped of its original finish, lightly sanded, re-stained, grain filled and then sprayed with Mohawk sealer and lacquer. It rattles objects in the room when played loud. Another great 15 tube Zenith radio pictured above. Electronics/Chassis/Cord: The Superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale. This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. Sigh. You know, these are actually not exactly rare radios. 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. Jasona5150. We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. Want to know more? Maybe I'll bite. Cabinet: The book matched walnut veneered cabinet is beautifully finished with a near flawless lacquer finish. Every effort was taken to reproduce original look of this fine radio. included every vacuum tube in the tube count including: I bought the Zenith it in December of 2012, after finding it on Craigslist. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. The 15 tube model is noticeable longer to house the large chassis. I offer an This scheme holds true When I queried the rec.antiques.radio+phono newsgroup for ideas, I learned that many restorers don't bother buying "store-bought" replacement belts. Well, why not? The original grille cloth was still in good condition. 14.17, 16.67 By putting the lamps in series with the 1J6 tube, the designer used the lamps themselves to provide dropping resistance. for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted The dial belts are new for smooth motor operation and tuning. The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) the radio was built for the 1937 model year. 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 15 tube 'Robot-Dial' console in a walnut finish is the more common version of this cabinet style. So it is truly a very rare Zenith radio. An interesting side note, Zenith did continue to 15.18, 17.86 Second and equally important; Zenith You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. If the letter designation is followed by a This classic "black dial" Zenith tombstone is a real jewel. I purchased the empty cabinet from Alan Jesperson. Contrasting with the black dial face is the gold-colored tuner pointer. This scheme allows the radio to work if a lamp burns out. Cleaning and recapping are standard practice, but solving the voltage problems added extra hours. Well, one showed up a year ago about 70 miles south of me. Zenith sold a ton of them when new. In hindsight, another alternative would have been to cut and reglue the new belt that I bought from AES. This article will deal with the "Big Black Great display and talking piece. 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 A new AC power cord has been installed for safety. Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. This radio can be powered from household AC current or a 6-volt DC battery. produce civilian hearing-aids throughout the war three digit number the radio was built in later The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. The set has a nice finish on it too. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. Antique Radio Forums Index Category Online Auctions and Sales Forum, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests. 23.81, 29.76 $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. If you haven't replaced certain critical components, and nobody has messed things up in the past, the alignment will be fine in many cases. for the cabinet styles are as follows: In our example, the 12S232 would be a 12 tube Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. Not really. (20% off), Sale Price 747.81 Zenith made four different chassis to fit into this style cabinet (7J232, 7S232, 9S232 & 12S232). But I ain't paying $2,000 for one. Stripping made the top much lighter, so I sprayed on several coats of brown toning lacquer to match the dark brown of the cabinet body. Antique radio. Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. It needs restoring as you can see, but the veneer is perfect, speaker is great and most of the dials are great. Etsy Search for items or shops Close search Skip to Content Sign in 0 Cart Halloween Hub Jewelry & Accessories Clothing & Shoes The next photo shows this radio on my workbench with everything set up to align it. Given the model number, a repairman This is the mahogany version of the 15U270 walnut model. This allows you to precisely measure the final output on the multitester. Each 1938 zenith for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. It released the first portable radio in 1924, followed two years later by the first radio that operated entirely on household electricity. Pleasant "waterfall" cabinet and tear-drop dial that was . Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. Powered bySquarespace. For this particular adjustment, the signal generator was set to 456 kilohertz to adjust the radio's I.F. Autotransformer (variac), used to supply a precise voltage to the radio. Polishing only cleaned up the paint, however. This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zenith's most famous and collectable year. I also had to replace the drive belt in the tuning mechanism. . a zero at the beginning, (IE. 1939 Zenith World's Fair Radio Recently, there was an estate sale in Cottage Grove, Oregon. 1938-1942 Prewar Portables and Wood Sets. The brand says the new spring is more durable and resistant to magnetic fields. The grille cloth is a reproduction of the original pattern. It's hard to find a unit in this shape and working condition. If either lamp burns out, the power tube gets no filament current, and you get almost no amplification. The radio is so large it does not fit well next to a chair as it was designed too. A very nice farm set. For instance, my radio doesn't tune to 456 kilohertz, but it does tune to 912, double the target frequency.) civilian radio production to enter the war effort. 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 radio uses a rubber drive belt instead of a string. In 1927, Zenith introduced the first radio with push-button tuning, and in 1940 it broadcast the first FM radio station in the Midwest. So I will wait. As for the cabinet, the ranges 590.38, 737.97 Instead, a .5-mfd capacitor is connected in series between the two devices. the relative placement in the line-up ($costs$). Content is for presentation purposes only. was introduced in late 1935 for the 1936 model The radio has very nice reception with no hum. 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. All tube shields are in place as well. The dial perimeter is marked in gradations from 1 to 60, allowing you to record very fine tuning positions. I offer free shipping via Greyhound to the lower 48 states. The audio was extremely weakbarely audible with the volume control turned all the way upuntil I replaced a burned-out dial lamp. 1930-1937 The Depression and the Rise of the Golden Age of Radio, 1945-1959 Post War Tube Radios-The Baby Boom Years. 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. An outside antenna is necessary on old tube radios or a long wire. On the other hand, the radio didn't perform to its original specifications until we added that part. The photo-finished portion of the cabinet was in decent shape, but the top was badly damaged, as you can see below. 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. Called the "Commander" by many Zenith collectors. 1938 Zenith model 6S254 - Henson Brothers Old Tyme Radios. I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. Number 1 shows the ground terminal of the generator connected to the ground terminal on the radio's antenna strip. AntiquesShopVintage (274) $140.00 FREE shipping Vintage Chrome Knob 1" Chevron V Logo Sun Burst Rat Rod Car Radio Dial Guitar Amp Boomerang Starburst Retro Camper Van Motorhome It has a premium-grade, 12-tube, high-output chassis and with its 12-inch speaker is an incredible performer. Only rubber would provide enough friction on the small pulleys to make the system work. . Chr. The controls are quite simple. Original Price 378.83 year (1996). No lowball please. In a small subchassis inside the box were several small components, including a handful of paper capacitors. The white pointer and brass second hand are perfect and moves nicely around the dial. (15% off), Sale Price 23.81 When I purchased the radio, it required total restoration. The underside of the chassis is plated with copper, however, perhaps to allow good ground connections for electronic components. 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. The finish is original and the grille cloth is a Zenith replacement. After stripping, I carefully buffed the top smooth with very fine #0000 steel wool. letter designations that were used to describe Features: This is true; it is push-pull, but it is a push-pull audio stage that makes paralleled 6G6s look like an improvement, It is currently Mar Sat 04, 2023 11:02 am, Screen Shot 2022-12-15 at 3.56.15 PM.png [ 195.48 KiB | Viewed 1876 times ], Complete-View-Master-Waltons.jpg [ 637.7 KiB | Viewed 1821 times ], Before front.jpg [ 394.63 KiB | Viewed 1467 times ], https://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/d/sp 99687.html, https://www.ebay.com/itm/234814319050?h R9jJru6hYQ, http://www.tuberadioland.com/silvertone4465_main.html. Original Price 885.57 This is a Zenith 1938 Model 7-S-232, a 7 tube "Walton". Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. I have the 12 tube version pictured on another page. Antique gift. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration - all the electrolytic caps were replaced with new production parts. My wife and son drove the 70 miles in fog so thick you couldn't see the front of your vehicle to be the first ones at the estate sale and got it. It was kind of hard to let it go but the money was too good. Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. is not correct and may lead to confusion later ballast, regulators, and cathode ray (magic eye) It included the radios of collector Glen Bricker. This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. 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. 1938 Zenith Radio - Etsy Check out our 1938 zenith radio selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. 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. 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. The gaskets were about half the required length and twice the required thickness, but where there's a will, there's a way! (intermediate frequency) coils. Entdecke 1938 n. 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. A second, red, "split second" pointer is used for logging shortwave stations. The next photo shows the second pulley underneath the chassis. model years. Click to Enlarge. After reinstalling the radio in its cabinet one last time, the restoration was complete! For most adjustments, you simply turn the screw while watching the tester's readout, aiming for maximum output. Original Price 1,475.94 Needless to say I would not take no for an answer and kept telling him "I wanted to purchase the radio". Numbers in the photo identify various components: This radio requires eleven separate alignment adjustments. Using six tubes, it covers the standard broadcast band and shortwave frequencies from 5.6 to 18 megahertz. Note-taking may seem tedious when you're hurrying to get results, but it saves time in the long run. Put the radio right next to your favorite chair, relax and enjoy! 1,180.75, 1,475.94 It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. This is now equipped with Tissot's new titanium-based alloy Nivachron balance spring. But it turned out very nice. The most-sought-after model today was not the top of the line, though. This radio has the fabulous Robot Shutter Dial with a green tuning eye. Zenith quickly became known as an innovator. 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. AFAIC, Waltons are one of the uglier cabinet designs Zenith came up with, right up there with the 12S371. a "Walton Radio" as an example (12S232). Before making the adjustments, I used a digital radio to double-check the signal generator's setting.