Zenith Tube Radio

WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE

WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE
WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE

WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE

THIS WEEK WE OFFER ANOTHER WONDERFUL AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ZENITH CONSOLE RADIO. THE CABINET IS A VERY LARGE WITH A VERY IMPRESSIVE DESIGN AND IS ART DECO AS CAN BE. TRULY ONE OF THE TOP OF THE LINE ZENITH'S BACK IN THE DAY.

ANYONE THAT HAS HEARD A 15 TUBE ZENITH KNOWS WELL OF THE POWER AND BASS ALONG WITH THE "REAL TO LIFE" SOUND THAT THESE PRODUCE AND THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION. THE QUALITY OF SOUND IS INCREDIBLE AND THE BASS CAN AND WILL RATTLE WINDOWS GIVEN THE CHANCE. THIS CABINET RETAINS THE ORIGINAL FINISH WHICH STILL RETAINS A WARM GLOW WITH GENERAL WEAR ON THE TOP AND SEVERAL OTHER AREAS WITH A TINY PIECE OF VENEER MISSING ON THE RIGHT REAR TOP OF THE CABINET. THE LEFT REAR SIDE HAS 2 PIECES OF VENEER MISSING WHILE THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE IS VERY NICE. YOU WILL SEE ON THE FRONT CORNERS HALF WAY DOWN WHERE THE FINISH IS GETTING WORN FROM AGE AND IS KINDA THIN.

THE BASE IS VERY NICE WITH VERY FEW MARKS IN THE FINISH. ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE YOU WILL SEE A SMALL AREA WITH A LIGHTER SHADE OF WOOD COLOR. THE TEXTURE, LAQUER AND HEIGHT IS THE SAME WITHOUT AND SPLIT IN THE VENEER.

A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THIS SAME MODEL AND THE SAME SIZE AREA IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION ONLY HIS IS DARKER WHERE THIS ONE IS LIGHTER AND THIS ONE SEEMS TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL LAQUER OVER IT SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A REPAIR FROM MANY YEARS AGO OR PERHAPS A FLAW FROM THE FACTORY. THE FACTORY GRILL CLOTH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY ONLY USED THIS PATTERN ON THE HIGH END 15 TUBE SETS. THE CHASSIS HAS BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED WHICH INVOLVED REPLACING THE FILTER CAPACITORS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CAPACITORS SO THIS RADIO PLAYS STRONG WITH PERFECT CLARITY ALONG WITH A NOS BRIGHT GREEN TUNING EYE.

THE SPEAKER CONE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE ACOUSTICAL BAFFLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WHICH GENERALLY IS MISSING FROM THE RADIO. THE DIAL SCALE IS EXCELLENT WITHOUT ANY FADING ALONG WITH THE DIAL SCALES CHANGING WITH EXCELLENT MOVEMENT AND THE MOTORIZED TUNING WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD. 4 OF THE ZENITH WOODEN KNOBS ARE ORIGINAL AND THE LOWER RIGHT KNOB HAS THE INCORRECT INSERT SO IT IS LOOSE ON THE SHAFT AND THE TOP KNOB HAS BEEN CRACKED WITH SOMEONE GETTING GLUE ALL OVER THE KNOB SO THAT SHOULD BE CLEANED. A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ZENITH TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. A BEAUTIFUL AND EXCELLENT WORKING ART DECO ZENITH CONSOLE RADIO FOR YOUR HOME.

The item "WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE" is in sale since Thursday, September 24, 2015.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49". The seller is "*classic*old*radios*" and is located in Lolo, Montana. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States


WORKING 1938 ZENITH 15U-269 ANTIQUE CONSOLE TUBE RADIO BIG BLACK ROBOT DIAL. EYE