1939 ZENITH Tombstone Radio MODEL 5S327 With Racetrack Dial - Restored Condition For Sale

1939 ZENITH Tombstone Radio MODEL 5S327 With Racetrack Dial - Restored Condition
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Buy Now

1939 ZENITH Tombstone Radio MODEL 5S327 With Racetrack Dial - Restored Condition:
$1058.88

Manufacturer: ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, CHICAGO, IL.

Country of Manufacture: United States of America

Year of Manufacture: 1939

Specifications: Super-Heterodyne; 5 tubes (6A8,6K7,6Q7,6K6,6X5); Broadcast and Short Wave Bands; Alternating Current @ 115 VAC;45 Watts;Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS Speaker with moving coil and field excitation coildiameter 5”and 3 Watts output; Chassis model 5529; Wooden Cabinet 15” x 12” x9” (Approx)

Description: Theradio model, with the gold race track dial, was originally manufactured in 1939by the Zenith Radio Corporation in Chicago, IL. USA and is getting hard tofind. This “Tombstone” model has theunique gold racetrack dial found in only a few Zenith models, all of which weremanufactured in 1939 and, in addition to this model, included 2 other tablemodels, (5S319, 5S320) and a chair side model (5S339). The radio has 5 tubes and tuned on twofrequency bands – AM Broadcast and Shortwave.The radio also features 5 pushbutton selected “Automatic” frequenciesthat are owner set within the two operating bands. The four knobs are the original Zenith “Z”knobs and are in good condition. Theseknobs control: ON/OFF-Volume; Frequency Tuning; Tone andAutomatic/Broadcast/Shortwave settings.

Restoration:This radio has been restored electrically using modern components and a fullelectrical alignment has been completed.All wax paper capacitors have been replaced and all resistors have beenchecked for correct values and any found out of specified range have beenreplaced. The tuning capacitor has beencleaned and the dial mechanism cleaned and lubricated. All tubes have been tested and any bad orweak tubes have been replaced. A newpower cord has been installed. Lastly,the 6X5 rectifier tube, which has a reputation for shorting in service andtaking out the power transformer in the process, has been replaced with a solidstate set of diodes and a voltage dropping power resistor has been installed toreduce the incoming AC voltage from today’s 120+ Volts to approximately 115Volts which is the voltage the radio and its components were designed for.

In addition to the full electricalrestoration, the cabinet has been carefully restored using several coats ofpremium lacquer and toners to bring it back to a finish state that is pleasingyet still reflecting the age of the radio.The front bezel, dial glass, knobs and pushbuttons are original. The knobs and buttons have been cleaned ofdirt and grime accumulated during their lifetimes. The bezel has also been cleaned leaving the70+ year old patina it’s earned. The dial glass is clean and clear. The grillecloth has been replaced with a cloth matching the original. This is a beautiful radio from the “GoldenAge” of broadcasting.

Buy Now
Related Items:
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/vscan/public_html/store/relateditems.php on line 72

Documentation

  • AIX Local Security Checks
  • Backdoors
  • CentOS Local Security Checks
  • CGI abuses
  • CISCO
  • Databases
  • Debian Local Security Checks
  • Default Unix Accounts
  • Denial of Service
  • Fedora Local Security Checks
  • Finger abuses
  • Firewalls
  • FreeBSD Local Security Checks