The handle was destroyed so an exact replica was made. This radio belonged to an Army Air Force fly boy back in the 1940s. His patch is still visible on top of the Zenith logo inside the lid. Get this HTF radio now.
It is ready to be enjoyed. See all my other radios listed and listing with this one. I have many fully restored radios and some projects. The item "Restored antique Zenith 5-G-5000LR portable tube radio 5G500 US Army Air Force" is in sale since Thursday, September 21, 2017.
This item is in the category "Collectibles\Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone\Radios\Tube Radios\1930-49". The seller is "hapyselers" and is located in Kings Park, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia.