In hindsight, another alternative would have been to cut and reglue the new belt that I bought from AES. Light and speaker functioning. Zenith 12S267 1938 What a console! The controls are quite simple. (reads thread) Heh, could you imagine what the Walton sets would cost if everyone found them desirable? This radio can be powered from household AC current or a 6-volt DC battery. model years. A new AC power cord has been installed for safety. Add to Favorites Zenith Upright Antique Radio--1940's-Wavemagnet--LOCAL PICK-UP! Want to know more? If you see this ad, the radio is available. 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. Beautiful tri-color black 6-inch lighted dial which Zenith made famous and still a favorite of most collectors. Other small pulleys often act as guides for the string. 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. This is now equipped with Tissot's new titanium-based alloy Nivachron balance spring. Perhaps chemicals were spilled on it or someone made an aborted attempt to refinish it. 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. 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. Learn more. The next photo shows the power subchassis before replacing its capacitors. The spring counterbalances the weight of the tuning capacitor as the plates rise up, allowing you to accurately rest the tuner at any position. I purchased the empty cabinet from Alan Jesperson. Content is for presentation purposes only. There are better radios, that perform better, as well have a more appealing design to me. (1928-2014) Miller learned about radios and electronics during his service in the US Navy from 1945 to 1949. The real Walton comes with personalized delivery. The first digit(s) will be the number of tubes, cost of the radio. The number of tubes will be between 4 and 16 (the No lowball please. Content is for presentation purposes only. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. the radio was built for the 1937 model year. radio, introduced as part of Zenith's 1938 line in June 1937, is a much coveted set that is an uncommon find today. Not shown in the photo are thick insulated battery cables. Many of the surviving 15U270 and 15U271 suffer from cracking burl on the curved areas on each side of the dial. Every effort was taken to reproduce original look of this fine radio. The starch gives the cloth more body, helping it resist sagging in the future. on. 23.81, 29.76 Original Price 74.50 The large black dial is in very nice shape. Toning lacquer was sprayed on the wood trim, very lightly, to keep with the original appearance. 15.18, 17.86 First, I cut the gaskets in half, making the cuts on the diagonal. The dealer did not want to sell it, he was going to fix it himself. One of the most, the life and spirit of the Jazz Age, which emerged after the First World War and found its zenith in, Out of an outstanding collection of period art deco radios is this 1938 Zenith 6S238 Wooden Chair, 1938 Zenith WALTON 12-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio in pristine restored condition, 1938 Zenith Walton 9-S-232 Shutter Dial Tombstone Art Deco Radio in pristine restored condition, 1938 Zenith Model 6-D-219 table top Tube Radio Bluetooth cosmetically and electronically restored, This is a 1938 Zenith 9 tube model 9S244, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. the Zenith home radios: The last 3 digits get a bit more complex. This scheme holds true 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. 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. Antique radio. Used to be on occasion you would see one or two. Radio must be picked up in Cleveland. In other words, I could have avoided the time spent laboriously splitting and regluing the square rubber material. 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. After his military service, Miller returned to Hillsboro, Oregon, and worked for Meltebeke's Furniture repairing TV's and appliances. The stupid TV show that inspired the name " Walton" has been off the air for decades. There was just enough slack in the connecting cables to let me replace those parts without unwiring all of the cables. Pleasant waterfall cabinet and tear-drop dial that was only used for 1938. The radio has very nice reception with no hum. 5 out of 5 stars (1) $ 850.00. was introduced in late 1935 for the 1936 model But I ain't paying $2,000 for one. If you are looking for a cabinet and chassis, number match this radio has it. All that happened was everybody horded the things. The large gray and blue components near the center of the photo are the new filter capacitors. Original Price 14.29 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. In hindsight, I'd call this restoration moderately difficult. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced as well. cabinet design. Sure. This is an extremely rare 1938 Zenith model 15U271. For most adjustments, you simply turn the screw while watching the tester's readout, aiming for maximum output. Why would a radio designer do this? The dial belt was replaced for smooth tuning. Now they're showing up more and more and I expect that to only increase. The styling sometimes reminds me of this old TV show. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. not with the actual production date. Description: This is a six-tube 3-waveband receiver from 1938, featuring Zenith's tear-drop shaped dial escutcheon. The But JLC has plenty of icons to its name, from the Reverso to the Polaris, and to only look at those models is to miss a serious value proposition by way of the Master Ultra Thin. No spring is visible from the outside, so I assume it's concealed inside the large metal dial case. Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere before restoration, Zenith 1000Z Stratosphere after restoration. (Thanks to Walt Heskes, an expert adviser on many of these projects, for pointing me in the right direction to solve this problem.). (15% off), Sale Price 1,023.32 year. Antique gift. Zenith 1938 - 1940 Knob. The cabinet is simple but elegant, with a six-inch circular dial echoed by a circular design in the upper speaker grille. The 15 tube 'Robot-Dial' console in a walnut finish is the more common version of this cabinet style. On the other hand, the radio didn't perform to its original specifications until we added that part. They made very few and did not want to go thru the trouble printing model tags. 19.05, 23.81 The superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale, loud and clear. Two important points need to be covered for a If I ever sell the radio, I'll replace the battery cables with new ones of the right length. Alignment is a routine restoration procedure, although I have often skipped it when the radio performed well after recapping. When the US entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in . Take a look at the tube lineup. The blue arrow points to the shaft around which the belt is loosely placed. 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. 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 original cost of the 15U271 was $235.00, $10 more than the 15U270 at $225.00. The most-sought-after model today was not the top of the line, though. the cabinet and the relative placement in the cost Beginning in 1936, Zenith introduced a new model 3 bands including broadcast, shortwave and police (20% off), Sale Price 1,180.75 944.60, 1,180.75 Introduced in June of 1937 for the 1838 model year. In search of fresh answers, I opened up the large metal box containing the rectifier tube. 25 tube Stratosphere, first produced in civilian radio production to enter the war effort. The leftmost knob is a tone control and the next one in line is the power/volume control. It was all original when I got it, with only minor chassis repairs done many years ago. Then tune the digital radio to the desired frequency and start fine-tuning the signal generator to the target frequency. Antique Radio Forums Index Category Online Auctions and Sales Forum, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests. Had I been alive and of a radio-buying disposition in 1938, I would have looked at . The, runners are in excellent condition. 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. Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. (20% off), Sale Price 944.60 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. This tuning system is not only reliable, but also very accurate. table model built for 1938. Original Price 389.00 Powered bySquarespace. (20% off), Sale Price 505.66 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. The tuner on this radio is well engineered and quite interesting. Click to Enlarge. and was 110 volt AC powered. 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 Charles Eames studies, excellent condition. I also have all original knobs now too. Stratosphere. I have the 12 tube version pictured on another page. Maybe I'll bite. 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. But it turned out very nice. You will hear a loud hum in the radio when the generator is set just right. Zenith sold a ton of them when new. Digital receiver, used to double-check the signal generator's output frequency. This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. Connected in parallel with the radio's speaker leads. In For you radio collectors This radio does have all the matching number stamps on the chassis, and paper tag on the bottom of the cabinet. The dial pointers were not easy to remove. This is a 1938 Zenith 7 tube Walton model 7S232, Zeniths most famous and collectable year. This is the mahogany version of the 15U270 walnut model. One . He joined a fledging Beaverton electronics company, Tektronix, in 1951 as its 351st employee. And another radio collector friend had the speaker in stock. (That is, the dial pointer did not always point exactly to the station being tuned.) The metal box atop the chassis has a switch on its back to select AC or DC operation. But until then? Electronics/Chassis/Cord: The Superhetrodyne chassis is a performer and plays full dial scale. 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. You will not be disappointed. Pictures posted in this listing have been taken without flash. Autotransformer (variac), used to supply a precise voltage to the radio. The radio features a 5-point tone control, bass. With the addition of a bleeder resistorproperly positioned to avoid interferencethe radio performed quite well. The shutters open nicely. Using six tubes, it covers the standard broadcast band and shortwave frequencies from 5.6 to 18 megahertz. THE 1938 ZENITH 15U269 CONSOLE - DECO TO THE MAX By Kent Martin Of all radio manufacturers during the fabulous Art Deco design years of the 1930s and 1940s, one company that has always shone brightly is the Zenith Radio Corporation of Chicago. Price: $12.00. 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. 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, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. years. If you look closely at the workbench photo, you'll see the thin red loop lying under the digital radio. (20% off). Another Chicago garage find where someone needed room and wanted it gone. In 1927, Zenith introduced the first radio with push-button tuning, and in 1940 it broadcast the first FM radio station in the Midwest. I'd not only give him his price in a heartbeat, but add another hundred to have it shipped across country. The chassis was purchased separate, it was originally from a chairside. Zenith made four different chassis to fit into this style cabinet (7J232, 7S232, 9S232 & 12S232). The chassis and round tube shields are painted with an attractive copper-colored hammertone finish. 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. (10% off), Sale Price 14.17 The rest of the cabinet was in good shape, with only a few small scratches here and there. 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. Acting on further advice from Walt Heskes, I added a bleeder resistor to bring the voltage down. 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. Since I operate the radio on AC, I shortened the cables and tucked them under the chassis. The next photo shows the rubber just before I finished splitting it. Original Price 934.76 Buyer's Premium 25% up to $1,000,000.00 23% above $1,000,000.00 Philco Art Deco Tube Radio Receiver, ca. 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! 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. 50s. If the leading number is 1 (IE 5S128) the radio was built for the 1937 model year. 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. At this point, the set played for the first time, but very poorly. 303.06, 378.83 The belt is made of layers of rubber-impregnated fabric, similar to the fan belt in your auto but much smaller. Original Price 378.83 The white pointer and brass second hand are perfect and moves nicely around the dial. 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. Not really. They are amoung the most collectable Zenith consoles, usually hard to find and fairly expencive. Put the radio right next to your favorite chair, relax and enjoy! Craig. compensation, spinner tuning, split. The collector would 1938 Zenith model 6S254 - Henson Brothers Old Tyme Radios. It was painted 3 different colors black, red and brown. In a small subchassis inside the box were several small components, including a handful of paper capacitors. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. The gaskets were about half the required length and twice the required thickness, but where there's a will, there's a way! If you feel uneasy about modifying an old radio, you can always leave a note inside the cabinet indicating exactly what was done, so that any future owner who doesn't like the modification can undo it. Slipping is an especial disadvantage for shortwave listening, where accurate tuning is all-important. And now that a lot of those folks are either heading to retirement homes or dying off, the market seems to be getting flooded. indicated that there were 17 initial categories, Using six tubes, it covers the standard broadcast band and shortwave frequencies from 5.6 to 18 megahertz. Its rubber had dried with age, allowing the fabric layers to separate and detach from one another. Next is the tuning knob and the rightmost control is the bandswitch. I did not think it was necessary for the chassis to be repainted. Zenith quickly became known as an innovator. The next step was to carefully split the rubber in half along its entire length. It is sporting, The 38-690 was Philcos top-of-the-line radio for the 1938 model year. Here is Walter's comment on that point: Now that we have added an extra resistor, can this radio be considered "stock" or "original?" After I replaced the lamp, the radio played, but not very well. 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. You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. The one dial that was left showing/open is crazed, but I have a spare chassis to replace that one dial. type of chassis, power requirements, model year, This allows you to precisely measure the final output on the multitester. Fortunately, I was able to purchase a special radioa "Glass Rod" Zenith 5R-317 that had been designed for the 1939 World's Fair. As it happens, Antique Electronic Supply sells an exact replacement belt for this particular model. All tube shields are in place as well. Listed below are the I bought the Zenith it in December of 2012, after finding it on Craigslist. It initially sold for $69.95 in the East, but in early August Zenith, along with other manufacturers, announced across the board price increases. It isa striking radio from top to bottom. Here is the tube lineup. This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. This is not a put together Walton with mix and matched parts. 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. Toward the front was a big messy splotch of some hard substance, possibly dried glue or some kind of varnish. Checking a generator's output in this way is another of Walt's handy tricks. 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 Would I like one? I wasn't finished with the recapping, after all! Given the extent of damage on top, stripping was the only alternative. 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. I was offered a similar one for $2300 earlier this year and had to laugh. Not only were there problems with signal weakness, but at one point it gave out "birdy" squeals while tuning, a symptom often due to misalignment. Pictured here above is the most common of the 1938 15 tube radios made. Called the "Commander" by many Zenith collectors. left or leading side of the model number using This three-band, nine-tube Art Deco radio is completely restored and retrofitted with Bluetooth. The paper serial number tag on the bottom of the cabinet is there as well. If the prices come down due to market saturation? I too would like one but I won't spend 4 figures for one. (XG5) ~ ZENITH RADIO CO. CHICAGO. The fragile pointers seemed to be held on by friction and they were on very tight. Radio production kept rising and America's love for style and form had manufacturers continuing to upgrade products. (If your radio can't tune to the target frequency, tune it to a multiple. the relative placement in the line-up ($costs$). Original Price 23.81 Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. each represented by a single letter. I also had to replace the drive belt in the tuning mechanism. (10% off), Sale Price 590.38 Originally sold for $69.95 (higher on the West coast}. and they work just as well as square ones. Once everything was in place, trimming the belt and gluing it was pretty easy. 3-bands, Broadcast (AM), and 2 shortwave. line of automobile radios, which I do not intend Then you turn off the digital radio, disconnect the generator's leads, and reconnect them to the radio being aligned. You can feel the spring wind up if you move the tuner manually with the belt disconnected. This article will deal with the "Big Black It has a premium-grade, 12-tube, high-output chassis and with its 12-inch speaker is an incredible performer. The following email snippet continues the tale: Fixing the voltage problem introduced a new glitch, however, as the following email explains.
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