The chassis would have When I got my hands on the new belt, however, I discovered a little problem. Signal generator, used to create a test signal at a precise frequency. Electronics/Chassis/Cord: The Superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale. 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. but will for ever more be referred to by "its" model A string-driven system is cheap to manufacture and easy to service, but strings can break or slip. I'd not only give him his price in a heartbeat, but add another hundred to have it shipped across country. . I. table model built for 1938. The next photo shows the rubber just before I finished splitting it. Used to be on occasion you would see one or two. It is a 1939 model 15S372. 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. Nope. On most old radios, a strong string drives the tuning capacitor. The original cost of the 15U271 was $235.00, $10 more than the 15U270 at $225.00. Polishing only cleaned up the paint, however. tubes. This tuning system is not only reliable, but also very accurate. The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. The cabinet paper tag has the model 15U270 crossed out in pencil and hand writhen 271. I purchased this radio from the daughter of the original owner. The original grille cloth was still in good condition. Antique radio. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. Way, way, way overpriced in my opinion. Light and speaker functioning. It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. Antique Radio Forums Index Category Online Auctions and Sales Forum, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests. This article will deal with the "Big Black 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 12 in this case, 11 on the chassis plus an "eye" tube. 747.81, 934.76 AFAIC, Waltons are one of the uglier cabinet designs Zenith came up with, right up there with the 12S371. Then you turn off the digital radio, disconnect the generator's leads, and reconnect them to the radio being aligned. . 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. A new AC power cord has been installed for safety. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. This is my 1938 Zenith 12S266 Shutterdial console radio. Well, why not? It is sporting, The 38-690 was Philcos top-of-the-line radio for the 1938 model year. So deluxe! Mar 24, 2022 - Explore Daniel Mumau's board "1930's - 1940's floor model Zenith radios" on Pinterest. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. Before making the adjustments, I used a digital radio to double-check the signal generator's setting. The knobs are the original wood Zenith knobs. Powered bySquarespace. the Zenith home radios: The last 3 digits get a bit more complex. This is an extremely rare 1938 Zenith model 15U271. The next photo shows this radio on my workbench with everything set up to align it. model years. The leftmost knob is a tone control and the next one in line is the power/volume control. 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. A gearing mechanism behind the dial transfers the belt's rotation to the tuning capacitor. It initially sold for $69.95 in the East, but in early August Zenith, along with other manufacturers, announced across the board price increases. Dial/Knobs: The famous black Zenith Robot Shutter Dial is in very nice condition as is the dial glass. 1935 remained as the model 1000 throughout production). The finish is original and the grille cloth is a Zenith replacement. Research Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. 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. Second and equally important; Zenith 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 Restoring the electronics took a lot more time than touching up the cabinet. (20% off), Sale Price 747.81 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! Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. It is a piece of original 1938 cloth from a console that used the same pattern. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. Alan Jesperson has only located 5 of these in his many years of collection, restoring and selling Zenith radios. and was 110 volt AC powered. letter after the model number itself, you have And now that a lot of those folks are either heading to retirement homes or dying off, the market seems to be getting flooded. For most adjustments, you simply turn the screw while watching the tester's readout, aiming for maximum output. In search of fresh answers, I opened up the large metal box containing the rectifier tube. $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 After stripping, I carefully buffed the top smooth with very fine #0000 steel wool. You will hear a loud hum in the radio when the generator is set just right. 1939 Zenith World's Fair Radio Recently, there was an estate sale in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Great deal. 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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. Why would the B+ voltage be too high in the first place? I don't think I'd pay 1/2 the asking price. Now they're showing up more and more and I expect that to only increase. Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. Ours is a Zenith model 6S-239, from 1938. line of automobile radios, which I do not intend Even if it plays, it undoubtedly needs some repair before you put it into regular service. The, runners are in excellent condition. Some collectors will force If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) the radio was built for the 1937 model year. Maybe I'll bite. 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. The radio apparently had not been restored (by a collector). Next is the tuning knob and the rightmost control is the bandswitch. 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! We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. for the cabinet styles are as follows: In our example, the 12S232 would be a 12 tube 505.66, 561.84 The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains. But I ain't paying $2,000 for one. Connected in parallel with the radio's speaker leads. This radio can be powered from household AC current or a 6-volt DC battery. The introduction to smaller and more efficient tubes help speed things along- rising to the peak of radio's Golden Era. This radio has the fabulous "Robot Shutter Dial" with a green tuning eye. The bass from this console is unreal. Learn more. There was just enough slack in the connecting cables to let me replace those parts without unwiring all of the cables. Charles Eames studies architecture at the Washington, At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 1938 zenith for your home. This is the mahogany version of the 15U270 walnut model. The suffixes included: Zenith At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. No lowball please. This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. Sigh. You know, these are actually not exactly rare radios. for the 1938 model year. Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) (15% off), Sale Price 23.81 Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. 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. 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. 15.18, 17.86 The dial perimeter is marked in gradations from 1 to 60, allowing you to record very fine tuning positions. ZenithAmerica's most copied radio again a year ahead. This scheme holds true Take a look at the tube lineup. No spring is visible from the outside, so I assume it's concealed inside the large metal dial case. In our example of the 12S232, the radio was built for the 1938 model year. 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. Original Price 17.86 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. To my delight, the belt worked perfectly! It looks like someone sprayed something over the original finish (on the E-pay radio). Original Price 737.97 Price: $12.00. 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. compensation, spinner tuning, split. (15% off), Sale Price 1,023.32 The underside of the chassis is plated with copper, however, perhaps to allow good ground connections for electronic components. A very nice farm set. 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. But until then? The spring counterbalances the weight of the tuning capacitor as the plates rise up, allowing you to accurately rest the tuner at any position. Instead, I simply disconnected the old filters and left the cans in place to preserve the radio's original appearance. Plays loud and clear as it should. Listed below are the 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. This is not a put together Walton with mix and matched parts. model line, or more simply the higher the retail Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. left or leading side of the model number using Features: 1995-2023 Philip I. Nelson, all rights reserved. analogy: An automobile may be produced in 1995,