The Walton radios, (so named because of the fame this series received when one was used in the TV series, "The Waltons") are among the most popular among serious Zenith collectors. It initially sold for $69.95 in the East, but in early August Zenith, along with other manufacturers, announced across the board price increases. Light and speaker functioning. Original Price 29.76 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 superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale, loud and clear. He constructed ornamental railings and, smaller numbers, and are more difficult to find today. but will for ever more be referred to by "its" model Note-taking may seem tedious when you're hurrying to get results, but it saves time in the long run. Numbers in colored circles identify points of interest. Made for Montgomery Ward by Stewart Warner. The grille cloth is a reproduction of the original pattern. Then you turn off the digital radio, disconnect the generator's leads, and reconnect them to the radio being aligned. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. And now that a lot of those folks are either heading to retirement homes or dying off, the market seems to be getting flooded. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) 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. So in terms of performance, it is "original," possibly even working closer to the designer's specs than when it left the factory. Original Price 1,475.94 To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. I purchased the empty cabinet from Alan Jesperson. As for the cabinet, the ranges $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 belt is made of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric, similar to the fan belt in your auto but much smaller. 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 Beautiful tri-color black 6-inch lighted dial which Zenith made famous and still a favorite of most collectors. 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. 50s. last two or three identify the cabinet type, and The first digit(s) will be the number of tubes, On most old radios, a strong string drives the tuning capacitor. I used a very soft brush to brush out accumulated dust, then sprayed the cloth lightly with clear water and placed it face down on a sheet of cardboard to dry. . I purchased this radio from the daughter of the original owner. . This radio uses a rubber drive belt instead of a string. In search of fresh answers, I opened up the large metal box containing the rectifier tube. Needless to say I would not take no for an answer and kept telling him "I wanted to purchase the radio". The brand says the new spring is more durable and resistant to magnetic fields. Oh well, this is how we learn! Given the extent of damage on top, stripping was the only alternative. Restoring the electronics took a lot more time than touching up the cabinet. 590.38, 737.97 The tubes. letter designations were used to describe Zenith's Another great 15 tube Zenith radio pictured above. The, runners are in excellent condition. I restored and refinished one last year and was offered (and accepted) $450. Using six tubes, it covers the standard broadcast band and shortwave frequencies from 5.6 to 18 megahertz. Cord replaced. This allows you to precisely measure the final output on the multitester. (20% off), Sale Price 944.60 The real Walton comes with personalized delivery. The audio was extremely weakbarely audible with the volume control turned all the way upuntil I replaced a burned-out dial lamp. The first steps were standard: cleaning dust and grime from the chassis, spraying contact cleaner (DeOxit) inside all of the controls, cleaning and lubricating the tuning capacitor, removing and cleaning the dial glass, and cleaning the dial itself. 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: The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. Even if it plays, it undoubtedly needs some repair before you put it into regular service. This 1938 Zenith chairside model 6S249 radio is completely electronically restored and plays great. Before doing this, I manually turned the tuning capacitor up, putting its spring under tension. But it turned out very nice. (20% off), Sale Price 747.81 All tube shields are in place as well. A truly beautiful radio, the cabinet was done by E-K Restorations of Cleveland, Ohio. (reads thread) Heh, could you imagine what the Walton sets would cost if everyone found them desirable? Store Radio Knobs Zenith Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. 1995-2023 Philip I. Nelson, all rights reserved. 1938 Zenith model 6S254 - Henson Brothers Old Tyme Radios. could easily determine the number of tubes, the 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 I didn't figure I would ever find one around my area of NE Texas under 4 figures. Click to Enlarge. . 1930-1937 The Depression and the Rise of the Golden Age of Radio, 1945-1959 Post War Tube Radios-The Baby Boom Years. (10% off), Sale Price 590.38 19.05, 23.81 This scheme holds true Zenith 12S267 1938 What a console! 6V027), this however The collector would the Zenith home radios: The last 3 digits get a bit more complex. type of chassis, power requirements, model year, Not only were there problems with signal weakness, but at one point it gave out "birdy" squeals while tuning, a symptom often due to misalignment. (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.). Part of the top finish was completely gone. If I was going to have a radio collection, I need a Walton (and at least one catalin). Original Price 14.29 The radio has very nice reception with no hum. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. 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. As you see from the pictures, the chassis has some rust spots. 15.18, 17.86 Original Price 389.00 6V27), the radio was built for Pleasant "waterfall" cabinet and tear-drop dial that was . Antique radio. 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. 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. 350.10, 389.00 produce civilian hearing-aids throughout the war Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. Then I super-glued two of the cut ends together, forming a single length of rubber. Cabinet: The book matched walnut veneered cabinet is beautifully finished with a near flawless lacquer finish. After reinstalling the radio in its cabinet one last time, the restoration was complete! In this case, however, the radio's performance was quite poor, as mentioned earlier. The Zenith 6S254 (6-S-254) is a 6-tube console radio with broadcast band and two short wave bands. 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. Dial/Knobs: The famous black Zenith Robot Shutter Dial is in very nice condition as is the dial glass. As Number 3 shows, the signal generator's hot lead is not connected directly to the radio. This is now equipped with Tissot's new titanium-based alloy Nivachron balance spring. A final alignment was in order, particularly since I had already changed the alignment earlier. The 15 tube model 15U246 pictured here to the right and a 12 tube model 12S245 as well. Many of the It has a premium-grade, 12-tube, high-output chassis and with its 12-inch speaker is an incredible performer. This was a common practice since Zenith never printed 271 paper tags. Some collectors will force Two important points need to be covered for a Next is the tuning knob and the rightmost control is the bandswitch. 12.14, 14.29 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 next phase involved "recapping" the set, or replacing all paper capacitors and the filter capacitors in the power supply. Original Price 561.84 Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. An interesting side note, Zenith did continue to This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. There was just enough slack in the connecting cables to let me replace those parts without unwiring all of the cables. 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. the radio was found. This classic "black dial" Zenith tombstone is a real jewel. The chassis would have The next photo shows how the cabinet was masked with newspaper prior to applying the new finish. digit number (IE. Signal generator, used to create a test signal at a precise frequency. And this is one of the 5. For instance, my radio doesn't tune to 456 kilohertz, but it does tune to 912, double the target frequency.) This handsome set has earned a number of compliments from visitors. The chassis was purchased separate, it was originally from a chairside. Caution: A novice should never try to align a radio "by ear." I also had to replace the drive belt in the tuning mechanism. Number 2 shows the signal ("hot") lead of the generator connected to the grid lead of the 6D8 tube. Before making the adjustments, I used a digital radio to double-check the signal generator's setting. This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. line of automobile radios, which I do not intend I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. Originally sold for $69.95 (higher on the West coast}. This radio has the fabulous Robot Shutter Dial with a green tuning eye. to discuss in this article. Since doing this restoration, I have gotten in the practice of writing down every replacement as well as the results of every test. Inside the box are power-supply components, including the rectifier tube and (for battery operation) a vibrator. It is my belief that the year used to date Had I been alive and of a radio-buying disposition in 1938, I would have looked at . Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. Want to know more? Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. 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. Do not use the add to cart feature. Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere before restoration, Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere after restoration. The cabinet paper tag has the model 15U270 crossed out in pencil and hand writhen 271. If the letter designation is followed by a Zenith Model 6-S-254 Console Radio (1938) The 6-tube 3-waveband Zenith 6-S-254 (6S254) was intro- duced in June of 1937 as part of Zenith's line-up for the 1938 model year. 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, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Then I applied a bit of liquid spray starch. Chr. (20% off), Sale Price 350.10 The tuner on this radio is well engineered and quite interesting. SKU Color Price Qty. So deluxe! Zenith made four different chassis to fit into this style cabinet (7J232, 7S232, 9S232 & 12S232). To attach the new belt, I needed to stretch it around the pulleys, trim one end to exactly the right length, then glue the ends together to make it back into a circle. We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. 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. 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. Charles Eames studies architecture at the, condition. 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. I offer free shipping via Greyhound to the lower 48 states. the cabinet and the relative placement in the cost Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. 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. 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. Would I like one? Listed below are the 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! left or leading side of the model number using The light application of water shrunk the cloth slightly, getting rid of the sags. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. Zenith sold a ton of them when new. Should you ever come across a Zenith radio which This is a showpiece! 944.60, 1,180.75 Original Price 17.86 the 1936 model year. This is my 1938 Zenith 12S266 Shutterdial console radio. Twelve (count 'em!) I don't think I'd pay 1/2 the asking price. I bought the Zenith it in December of 2012, after finding it on Craigslist. Original Price 16.67 They are amoung the most collectable Zenith consoles, usually hard to find and fairly expencive. obtained an export model. Vintage Zenith Radio Knob 1930s Wood Lightning Bolt AntiqueMeUp (576) $34.99 Vintage Soviet tube network radio RECORD. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. Jasona5150. Cleaning and recapping are standard practice, but solving the voltage problems added extra hours. The original grille cloth was still in good condition. The radio has had a complete recap electronic restoration, all the electrolytic capacitors were replaced with new production parts. The large black dial is in very nice shape. The show rather trite, boring. Here is the tube lineup. After I replaced the lamp, the radio played, but not very well. Sure, it has one extra resistor not specified in the schematic. The large gray and blue components near the center of the photo are the new filter capacitors. Since I operate the radio on AC, I shortened the cables and tucked them under the chassis. The cabinet was stripped of its original finish, lightly sanded, re-stained, grain filled and then sprayed with Mohawk sealer and lacquer. A gearing mechanism behind the dial transfers the belt's rotation to the tuning capacitor. cabinet design. second station re-location & "tell-tale" controls. The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. The new owners were happy to have it. Powered bySquarespace. Each 1938 zenith for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and glass. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) the radio was built for the 1937 model year. a radio should track with the "model year" and To my delight, the belt worked perfectly! The radio features a 5-point tone control, bass. Original Price 1,279.15 It is a piece of original 1938 cloth from a console that used the same pattern. This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zeniths most famous and collectable year. Powered bySquarespace. Zenith did not produce radios for the general public again until . Floor Radio Console 6T5 Tuning eye Zenith Chassis 12-S-267 1938The chassis was sold in 4 other cabinet models and all equally beautiful.This model was less p. Alan Jesperson has only located 5 of these in his many years of collection, restoring and selling Zenith radios. Every effort was taken to reproduce original look of this fine radio. Mar 24, 2022 - Explore Daniel Mumau's board "1930's - 1940's floor model Zenith radios" on Pinterest. Numbers in the photo identify various components: This radio requires eleven separate alignment adjustments. 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. The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. It is a 1939 model 15S372. It rattles objects in the room when played loud. The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. Well, one showed up a year ago about 70 miles south of me. For this particular adjustment, the signal generator was set to 456 kilohertz to adjust the radio's I.F. (If your radio can't tune to the target frequency, tune it to a multiple. The knobs are the original wood Zenith knobs. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced too. You can feel the spring wind up if you move the tuner manually with the belt disconnected. Looks really good. Content is for presentation purposes only. Connected in parallel with the radio's speaker leads. The chassis on this one still has it's model stamp 271. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded. The next step was to carefully split the rubber in half along its entire length. You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. Since the beginning of my radio hobby, I had always wanted a '38 Shutterdial. There are better radios, that perform better, as well have a more appealing design to me. I wasn't finished with the recapping, after all! In When I first got the radio, I thought that the chassis might be solid copper, which would be quite beautiful when polished. Antique gift. By the time I was done, the radio was playing beautifully and its dial tracking was right on the money. Features: A second, red, "split second" pointer is used for logging shortwave stations. 505.66, 561.84 model line, or more simply the higher the retail 12 in this case, 11 on the chassis plus an "eye" tube. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. (intermediate frequency) coils. The preferred material seems to be rubber O-ring stock with a square, rather than round, cross-section. For most adjustments, you simply turn the screw while watching the tester's readout, aiming for maximum output. In hindsight, I'd call this restoration moderately difficult. (20% off), Sale Price 12.14 Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. The four original wood Z knobs are present. The radio has very nice reception with no hum. better understanding of the model numbering scheme. As with most old cloths, it had faded somewhat in the areas exposed to light, but not so much as to merit replacement. In our example of the 12S232, the radio was built for the 1938 model year. 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. Original Price 378.83 After finishing this repair, I received some additional email from newsgroup members, indicating that round-section O are easier to find Under AC operation, the filament output from the power supply is 6.3 volts, fine for the six-volt tubes but too much for the 1J6. model years. It is sporting the fabulous "Motor Drive Robot Shutter Dial" and green tuning eye. The radio apparently had not been restored (by a collector). The second segment of the model number revels This article will deal with the "Big Black 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. 1935 remained as the model 1000 throughout production). 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. is not correct and may lead to confusion later Dial" radios and the numbering scheme which Each pilot lamp draws 2.9 volts. 747.81, 934.76 Called the "Commander" by many Zenith collectors. The dial belt was replaced for smooth tuning. So it is truly a very rare Zenith radio. The radio is sensitive enough to get the local stations just fine. I did not think it was necessary for the chassis to be repainted. (15% off), Sale Price 15.18 The bass from this console is unreal. 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.". the type of cabinet, and ever where in the line-up The stamp on the wood at the top back is there, but it can be seen faintly. The rest of the cabinet was in good shape, with only a few small scratches here and there. I didn't want to risk damaging the pointers during removal or getting them off safely but being unable to securely reattach them. Great display and talking piece. ZENITH FERNFUNK LANDWIRTSCHAFT in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! 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. Only $1900! The underside of the chassis is plated with copper, however, perhaps to allow good ground connections for electronic components. Model 6-J-230 dates from 1938 and is typical of many radios of that era. again until late 1945, and were sold as 1946 models. Other small pulleys often act as guides for the string. uses this model numbering system and it has a suffix The spring counterbalances the weight of the tuning capacitor as the plates rise up, allowing you to accurately rest the tuner at any position. on. Not shown in the photo are thick insulated battery cables. You can see it looked okay. Polishing only cleaned up the paint, however. indicated that there were 17 initial categories, (XG5) ~ ZENITH RADIO CO. CHICAGO. The white pointer and brass second hand are perfect and moves nicely around the dial. A good looking radio and the one I restored had great reception. The blue arrow points to the shaft around which the belt is loosely placed. 1938 Zenith "Walton" 9-s-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio 1938 Zenith "WALTON" 12-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio 1938 Zenith For Sale on 1stDibs At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 zenith for your home. Alignment is a routine restoration procedure, although I have often skipped it when the radio performed well after recapping. Needless to say I got it put together and it looks great. Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob.   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.