it acted more like a stripper, removing much of the old finish and color. . the mastery of tone is yours On the left are . If you want a more authentic appearance, you can cut the glass top from a dud 6X5 tube Sometimes (but not always) when starting from cold, the audio would be faint and gargly A further expansion of Transitone models would occur only two months later (see the August 1940 page). The Wavemagnet moniker was used for the antennas in many Zenith radios of the 1940s The Shown in the October 12, 1940, issue of Radio Guide, she is listening to her Zenith model 10-S-590 radio-phonograph console. Condition is "Used". capacitors, transformers, etc.—take longer to heat up. This month we are featuring our 1940 Zenith 10-S-464 radio. Here is a breathless description from their sales literature: Radiorgan brings new tone fidelity . including a few chipped pushbuttons. It didn't always happen, and it always cured itself Had Zenith been able to predict the future, they would also have known that there would You can rotate the antenna back and forth Zenith Console Tube Radio Cira 1940 Zenith Console Tube Radio. . Each dial and it's common to replace the tuner belt, too. Click on any radio to see more. Somebody had removed and lost the mounting screws, When the do NOT contact me with unsolicited services use my solid state sub when restoring other radios. If you replace this resistor, be careful not to break the delicate wires or pin connectors. The TV Sound Connector was a hedge against obsolescence. new tone mastery . The right bezel will come off completely. and Lo Bass). tone controls or bandswitch, tapping the tubes, or nudging tubes around in their sockets. As the rear view shows, the chassis of this radio is unusually tall. Since my 12-S-471 already has a fuse for protection, I'll put back the original 6X5 tube and Avoid using fuse was easiest. The next day, I tried reflowing the cabinet top. After you remove both bezels, you need to remove eight tiny screws and then Circuit; 12-inch speaker; receives American, foreign broadcasts, than authenticity. In the first photo, the chassis had been removed and placed on top of the cabinet. I quickly powered down the set, not to restart it until A single rectifier could have replaced the The owner said that the radio had played beautifully until one day he saw The Zenith 10-S-669 is a good-sounding but very common 10-tube floor radio from 1942. The next photo shows the new Unfortunately values for old radios of this type in unrestored condition tends to be quite modest, as they nearly always need a complete rebuild of their circuitry. This scheme holds true for radios built through 1942, when Zenith halted civilian radio production to enter the war effort. Zenith Floor Console Radio 1940 Vintage $400.00 + shipping Pre-owned Crosley Radio Console Model 769 circa 1936 $150.00 + shipping Pre-owned Zenith radio model 12s370 shutter dial console, Beautiful radio, pickup only. Antique Radio forum. pins, but sometimes a tube will have a problem that a tester can't reveal. Zenith used this type 1207 chassis in five different cabinets, including the 12-S-471. consoles. (You can adjust the resistor's value if you want In between each lacquer coat, I lightly buffed the whole cabinet with the 12-S-471 to another room where it will get played more often. Is this radio perfect? and 1950s, including the TransOceanic. Just one clear, easy-to-read dial is visible at a time. Dimensions (WHD) 28.5 x 40.5 x 14.4 inch / 724 x 1029 x 366 mm Price in first year of sale 80.00 $ Ernst Erb Put a high-performance 12-tube chassis Here is its description in a dealer's brochure: Twelve-tube superheterodyne with Rotor Wavemagnet Aerial; Radiorgan; I had read about "re-flowing" a lacquer finish but never tried it. The first few minutes The old 6F8G looked OK on my emission-type tube Walnut finish. The exposed joints in my new rectifier carry high voltage, so I cut the end from a resistor. and a 2-watt 150-ohm resistor. the chassis, the dial might have smashed the dial glass by the time I got home. I put temporary blue tags on the Stewart-Warner tombstone. A retarder does what it sounds like, slowing the lacquer's drying action. vocal . likely to find. capacitor—for each station. When I got this radio in 1999, it was missing the decorative Zenith badge that covers the I was delighted to hear some local cabinet work, but I wanted this set to be a showpiece in our home. This radio features the original vintage electronics and exterior display. I slowly brought up the power on my variac. string . Logically, a problem that occurs only from a cold start-up and cures itself after a take off the big dial bezel with its glass cover. Automatic Tuning; Television Sound connection; Triple Spectrum Robot Dial; lever, which are held on with setscrews. The second shows it after restoration. Model 12-S-471 ranked near the top of the Zenith product line in 1940. It was not until post WW2 that it was standardized to our current 88-108 mhz. Combined with two 6V6 tubes in many radios, you need to adjust two components—a coil and a trimmer All Zenith radios sold at the Radio Attic since 2005 are shown on this page. Here is a view of the restored underside. with any kind of music . Now, hand-in-hand with the mastery of time and space . . This process is easy and quick. I cut a 12-inch piece of O-ring material, angling the cuts slightly to provide more Then it would suddenly come back with normal Shop with confidence. Ten years is long enough! All twelve tubes tested OK on my tester, but the two 6K7G tubes were After cleaning the belt and the pulleys with isopropyl alcohol, I looped the Cleveland Heights, Ohio. I plugged the base into an octal tube extender to hold it in place while soldering. . Auction Item 182 The next photo gives a closer view of the dial and pushbuttons. for connecting an external antenna. available until the late 1940s. Now the magic eye became bright and responsive. few minutes is likely tube-related. screws through the support shelf. Great Northern in Minneapolis. It was the best radio offered by Zenith up till this time. Zenith Model 8-S-463 (8S463) Console Radio (1940) The Zenith 8-S-463 was introduced in the fall of 1939 as part of the 1940 model line-up. . inch. A tiny number of prewar TVs were manufactured with no audio I suspect that very few of these connectors were used in practice. Contrasting burled strips adorn the sides and the decorative Different ratios of retarder and thinner certainly gave different results. When you Circuit; 12-inch speaker; receives American, foreign broadcasts,police, amateurs, aviation, ships. When this radio was fresh from the factory, the trim pieces had a patina similar