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. I'd not only give him his price in a heartbeat, but add another hundred to have it shipped across country. 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. Receives radio stations. 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 had an original purchase price of $169.95 and boasts the following list of features:- Motorized tuning & foreign station re-locator 12-inch electrodynamic speaker with "acoustic adapter" Push-pull 6V6 output stage producing a room- a "Walton Radio" as an example (12S232). Made for Montgomery Ward by Stewart Warner. If I was going to have a radio collection, I need a Walton (and at least one catalin). table model built for 1938. However, this one also plays perfectly on a short lead wire as well. Sigh. You know, these are actually not exactly rare radios. Antique gift. Alan Jesperson has only located 5 of these in his many years of collection, restoring and selling Zenith radios. Why would the B+ voltage be too high in the first place? (20% off), Sale Price 303.06 The 15 tube 'Robot-Dial' console in a walnut finish is the more common version of this cabinet style. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. year (1996). Checking a generator's output in this way is another of Walt's handy tricks. We moved the pool table and cabinets and placed it in my van. In (intermediate frequency) coils. Another great 15 tube Zenith radio pictured above. It looks like someone sprayed something over the original finish (on the E-pay radio). When I queried the rec.antiques.radio+phono newsgroup for ideas, I learned that many restorers don't bother buying "store-bought" replacement belts. 747.81, 934.76 The difference is the center section that the chassis mounts in. I also have all original knobs now too. (20% off). 1938 Zenith short wave radio classic antique model 6-J-257 Ad vertisement by Jasona5150. 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.". I wasn't finished with the recapping, after all! The chassis was purchased separate, it was originally from a chairside. (15% off), Sale Price 23.81 letter designations that were used to describe Camera Portables, no more lugging around a suit case. The minimum equipment needed for alignment is a signal generator and a multitester. Original Price 885.57 The audio was also harsh and extremely loud, so loud that the radio played at medium volume with the volume control turned all the way down. The next photo shows the second pulley underneath the chassis. Antique radio. model line, or more simply the higher the retail 1938 Zenith model 6S229. Listed below are the $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. The two SW bands work well also. 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. It is made of polished brass with the famous lightning "Z" Zenith logo at its center. Restoring the electronics took a lot more time than touching up the cabinet. The cabinet paper tag has the model 15U270 crossed out in pencil and hand writhen 271. Original Price 14.29 Inside the box are power-supply components, including the rectifier tube and (for battery operation) a vibrator. line-up. This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. 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. 1960's Goodbye Vacuum Tubes and the End of "Made in USA". model years. the 1936 model year. The radio's electronics were intact, but needed a complete overhaul. A very nice farm set. You can feel the spring wind up if you move the tuner manually with the belt disconnected. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. 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. 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. By putting the lamps in series with the 1J6 tube, the designer used the lamps themselves to provide dropping resistance. letter designations were used to describe Zenith's In hindsight, I'd call this restoration moderately difficult. 23.81, 29.76 Since I operate the radio on AC, I shortened the cables and tucked them under the chassis. This is a 1938 Zenith 12 tube model 12S265, Zeniths most famous and collectible year. The styling sometimes reminds me of this old TV show. See what this one sold for + $150 shipping. Had I been alive and of a radio-buying disposition in 1938, I would have looked at . ZenithAmerica's most copied radio again a year ahead. 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The rest of the cabinet was in good shape, with only a few small scratches here and there. What's more, in the course of playing with the tuning mechanism, I discovered that the dial pointers are spring-loaded. Manufactured by Zenith/Herman Miller. When I purchased the radio, it required total restoration. Two important points need to be covered for a This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. also note that the cabinet number falls very high (1928-2014) Miller learned about radios and electronics during his service in the US Navy from 1945 to 1949. Fixing the cabinet was a straightforward job. obtained an export model. They are amoung the most collectable Zenith consoles, usually hard to find and fairly expencive. Airline 14WG-806A 1942 This is a wonderful wood radio with two bands, AM and shortwave. 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. It was kind of hard to let it go but the money was too good. Neither the TV show or the radio (style & circuit) appeals to me. A final alignment was in order, particularly since I had already changed the alignment earlier. could easily determine the number of tubes, the 944.60, 1,180.75 It is my belief that the year used to date indicated that there were 17 initial categories, 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. Its rubber had dried with age, allowing the fabric layers to separate and detach from one another. year. All the paper foil capacitors were replaced as well. An outside antenna is necessary on old tube radios or a long wire. Commander McDonald had two of these models crafted. Call me.. See contact page. 67.04, 74.50 Part of the top finish was completely gone. the cabinet and the relative placement in the cost 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. 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. It's hard to find a unit in this shape and working condition. In other words, I could have avoided the time spent laboriously splitting and regluing the square rubber material. After I reinstalled the cloth, the cosmetic restoration was complete! Zenith did not produce radios for the general public Also features 5-point tone control, Bass compensation, spinner tuning, split second station relocation. uses this model numbering system and it has a suffix Sale Price 708.45 You will also need the alignment instructions from the schematic, of course. 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. Original Price 934.76 Testing further revealed that the tube voltages were very high, reading about 200 volts on plate pins that should have 125-135 volts. 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