Zenith Tube Radio

Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio

Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio
Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio

Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio

1939 when the president of Zenith, Commander Eugene F. McDonald, Jr, wanted a portable radio he used this same type on his trips to a remote fishing lodge in Canada. After twenty prototypes and two and a half years of development effort, the Zenith engineering department produced a multi-band, portable receiver. McDonald took the receiver to Canada where he monitored short-wave broadcast from the United States and Europe.

Another of the prototypes went with explorer Admiral Donald B. Both MacMillan and McDonald were pleased with the sets performance. Production of the Zenith Trans-Ocean Clipper Deluxe Portable Radio began in late 1941. The advertisement for the model 7G605 Clipper first appeared in January 1942, and promised the radio was Coming - In a week or two. The radio shown in the first ad had a sailboat design stitched into the grill cloth, perhaps because Commander McDonald was a boating enthusiasts.

By the time the set actually hit the market in early 1942, the U. Found itself in the middle of World War II. The sailboat was soon changed to a four engine bomber, as if to say that Zenith, like other major U. Industries, had gone to war. After producing 35,000 sets, Zenith had to cease production of consumer items to go into full war-time production.

There was a backlog of over 100,000 orders for the Clipper when production ceased. Many of these rugged little sets traveled with American GI's all over the world. Dozens of letters were written to the Zenith company by soldiers telling of the abuse the receivers had to take, but still continued to receive short-wave broadcast from the USA, which helped to ease the loneliness of being so far away from home.

The set can be operated from either a 110 to 125 AC/DC source, or from battery. The item "Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio" is in sale since Thursday, August 2, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49".

The seller is "fprince555" and is located in Racine, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.

  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Zenith


Rare Transoceanic Bomber 7G605 Bomber Short Wave Radio