Many of the 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: On most old radios, a strong string drives the tuning capacitor. Content is for presentation purposes only. 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. The next photo shows the power subchassis before replacing its capacitors. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced as well. Again, the blue arrow points to the shaft and the belt is placed loosely around the pulley. A final alignment was in order, particularly since I had already changed the alignment earlier. 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. Now they're showing up more and more and I expect that to only increase. 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. The 15 tube 'Robot-Dial' console in a walnut finish is the more common version of this cabinet style. 19.05, 23.81 It isa striking radio from top to bottom. 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. It was painted 3 different colors black, red and brown. The gaskets were about half the required length and twice the required thickness, but where there's a will, there's a way! The Zenith 6S254 (6-S-254) is a 6-tube console radio with broadcast band and two short wave bands. This allows you to precisely measure the final output on the multitester. You can see it looked okay. Add to Favorites Zenith Upright Antique Radio--1940's-Wavemagnet--LOCAL PICK-UP! 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. their range, the higher the position in that years If the letter designation is followed by a The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. From that The original cost of the 15U271 was $235.00, $10 more than the 15U270 at $225.00. The black contrasting stripes near the bottom had a few scuffs, which I restored with black paint and a small artist's brush. Dial/Knobs: The famous black Zenith Robot Shutter Dial is in very nice condition as is the dial glass. Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. 50s. The, runners are in excellent condition. Craig. Zenith made four different chassis to fit into this style cabinet (7J232, 7S232, 9S232 & 12S232). the radio was found. It rattles objects in the room when played loud. It released the first portable radio in 1924, followed two years later by the first radio that operated entirely on household electricity. This is a showpiece! (1928-2014) Miller learned about radios and electronics during his service in the US Navy from 1945 to 1949. Buyer's Premium 25% up to $1,000,000.00 23% above $1,000,000.00 Philco Art Deco Tube Radio Receiver, ca. 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. It is sporting, The 38-690 was Philcos top-of-the-line radio for the 1938 model year. Originally sold for $69.95 (higher on the West coast}. Read our Cookie Policy. the type of cabinet, and ever where in the line-up Used to be on occasion you would see one or two. A gearing mechanism behind the dial transfers the belt's rotation to the tuning capacitor. This 1938 Zenith chairside model 6S249 radio is completely electronically restored and plays great. 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Toward the front was a big messy splotch of some hard substance, possibly dried glue or some kind of varnish. 1939 Zenith World's Fair Radio Recently, there was an estate sale in Cottage Grove, Oregon. THE RADIO WORKS. The dial belt was replaced for smooth tuning. 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. The radio's electronics were intact, but needed a complete overhaul. For this particular adjustment, the signal generator was set to 456 kilohertz to adjust the radio's I.F. 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. If you see this ad, the radio is available. I bought the Zenith it in December of 2012, after finding it on Craigslist. Radio must be picked up in Cleveland. 15.18, 17.86 (10% off), Sale Price 14.17 left or leading side of the model number using (Thanks to Walt Heskes, an expert adviser on many of these projects, for pointing me in the right direction to solve this problem.). 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. After reinstalling the radio in its cabinet one last time, the restoration was complete! 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. There are better radios, that perform better, as well have a more appealing design to me. 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. $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. I found this radio in a small antique shop in El Paso TX behind 2 china cabinets and a pool table. 6V027), this however produce civilian hearing-aids throughout the war 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. Some of the most serious Zenith radio collectors in the world have never seen this version in person. Made for Montgomery Ward by Stewart Warner. 747.81, 934.76 ZENITH FERNFUNK LANDWIRTSCHAFT in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Two important points need to be covered for a 1938 Antique Zenith Floor Radio, model number: 9S367, still works and receives many stations, case in good condition with no significant scratch, no crack. 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, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. They are amoung the most collectable Zenith consoles, usually hard to find and fairly expencive. It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. For you radio collectors I'd not only give him his price in a heartbeat, but add another hundred to have it shipped across country. for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. numbering scheme. 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. The chassis and round tube shields are painted with an attractive copper-colored hammertone finish. cabinet design. This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. It is a 20-tube all-wave, 1938 when he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. A good looking radio and the one I restored had great reception. (10% off), Sale Price 19.05 1995-2023 Philip I. Nelson, all rights reserved. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. .No motor or tuning eye, but it has push-pull audio and runs on a 6 volt battery. last two or three identify the cabinet type, and During the restoration process these areas were repaired. Pictured here above is the most common of the 1938 15 tube radios made. and they work just as well as square ones. And now that a lot of those folks are either heading to retirement homes or dying off, the market seems to be getting flooded. 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. Antique radio. I also have all original knobs now too. This is typical for a 1930s radio. It is sporting the fabulous "Motor Drive Robot Shutter Dial" and green tuning eye. The belt is made of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric, similar to the fan belt in your auto but much smaller. Five of the six tubes are 6-volt units, suitable for a radio designed to run on 6-volt DC power. The dial pointers were not easy to remove. This type of "photo-finish" can also be seen on my 1937 Philco 37-61 tombstone. 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. Part of the top finish was completely gone. The next photo shows the setup for the first adjustment. Antique gift. As Bob says, in a few years the market will be flooded with them. 3 bands including broadcast, shortwave and police It initially sold for $69.95 in the East, but in early August Zenith, along with other manufacturers, announced across the board price increases. Incidentally, here is a case in which careful notes might have led me to these "hidden" capacitors sooner. ZenithAmerica's most copied radio again a year ahead. Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. In 1927, Zenith introduced the first radio with push-button tuning, and in 1940 it broadcast the first FM radio station in the Midwest. It is a striking radio from top to bottom. letter designations that were used to describe Powered bySquarespace. 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. Numbers 1 and 2 in the photo identify the connections between the signal generator and the radio. Cabinet: The book matched walnut veneered cabinet is beautifully finished with a near flawless lacquer finish. The audio was extremely weakbarely audible with the volume control turned all the way upuntil I replaced a burned-out dial lamp. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. Before making the adjustments, I used a digital radio to double-check the signal generator's setting. 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. (10% off), Sale Price 590.38 Other small pulleys often act as guides for the string. (20% off), Sale Price 505.66 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. In 1938 Zenith released several models of 12-tube table radios with what Zenith referred to as their "Robot Dial." The Zenith robot dial was equipped with a tuning eye tube that indicated signal strength of a station and in several models the dials were motorized. type of chassis, power requirements, model year, In hindsight, another alternative would have been to cut and reglue the new belt that I bought from AES. Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. A string-driven system is cheap to manufacture and easy to service, but strings can break or slip. The speaker has the correct part number for a 7-tube model. The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. 350.10, 389.00 When I got my hands on the new belt, however, I discovered a little problem. Pictures posted in this listing have been taken without flash. I don't think I'd pay 1/2 the asking price. Note-taking may seem tedious when you're hurrying to get results, but it saves time in the long run. 590.38, 737.97 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.". Original Price 561.84 tubes. The next photo shows this radio on my workbench with everything set up to align it. Original Price 1,279.15 a zero at the beginning, (IE. This is not a put together Walton with mix and matched parts. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. is not correct and may lead to confusion later 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. Call me.. See contact page. I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. I purchased the empty cabinet from Alan Jesperson. 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. Why would a radio designer do this? To do it, you first fashion a simple coil of wire, about three loops and roughly six inches across. and was 110 volt AC powered. 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. Zenith sold a ton of them when new. Cord replaced. I didn't want to risk damaging the pointers during removal or getting them off safely but being unable to securely reattach them. In other words, I could have avoided the time spent laboriously splitting and regluing the square rubber material. Before risking that, I decided to seek expert advice. the Zenith home radios: The last 3 digits get a bit more complex. On many radios, the pilot lamps are wired in parallel with the filaments of the radio's tubes. It is my belief that the year used to date This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. Original Price 1,180.75 Number 4 shows the multitester's probes clipped to test leads in parallel with the radio's speaker terminals. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. Connect the signal generator's leads to the ends of this loop and place it near the digital receiver. Other radios in the same style and therefore also called "Waltons" are the 9-tube 9-S-232, the top of the . The two SW bands work well also. I. Sure. The second segment of the model number revels The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. 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. But I ain't paying $2,000 for one. On this set, five of the six tube filaments are wired in parallel with the pilots, but the 1J6 power amplifier tube is wired in series with them. When I purchased the radio, it required total restoration. The 15U270 & 15U271 are the only 1938 15 tube Zenith radios that utilize two speakers, a 12 woofer and a 6 tweeter. Then I super-glued two of the cut ends together, forming a single length of rubber. Original Price 737.97 Zenith 12S267, 1938 Approximately 43-1/4 inches / 110 cm tall. 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. 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. . Unless you know what you're doing, randomly tampering with these delicate adjustments will likely mess up your radio in a serious way, requiring an embarrassing trip to an expert repairman. Take a look at the tube lineup. (15% off), Sale Price 15.18 It needs restoring as you can see, but the veneer is perfect, speaker is great and most of the dials are great. The cabinets mahogany veneer is beautifully restored with a flawless satin lacquer finish. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded. also note that the cabinet number falls very high Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. 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. Do not use the add to cart feature. We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. In hindsight, I'd call this restoration moderately difficult. If either lamp burns out, the power tube gets no filament current, and you get almost no amplification. In the following rear view, look at the big box on the right side of the chassis. As you see from the pictures, the chassis has some rust spots. the radio was built for the 1937 model year. 67.04, 74.50 Way, way, way overpriced in my opinion. Needless to say I would not take no for an answer and kept telling him "I wanted to purchase the radio". The superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale, loud and clear. included every vacuum tube in the tube count including: 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. Pleasant "waterfall" cabinet and tear-drop dial that was .
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