I would have been all over the chairside and the clock, even though I have no place to put them and listen to very little AM...

Meh. I think I'll hold out for a Zenith chairside....

For whatever reason I couldn't resist that chairside. Perhaps because I've never seen one quite like that before. I thought the glass top with (tasteful) deco graphics was very unique. The "sunburst" looking pattern in the wood covering the speaker is pretty cool too.

Sam what might suit you is an old console that has an input jack. Then you can hook up a FM tuner and just ignore AM radio. Even go vintage with the tuner if you want..... get an old Meissner, Pilotuner, or Howard.... You could even hook up a record changer or turntable with high output cartridge....

Not sure what to do with the clock radio. The case is a bit rough. But... it seems complete. Just the Hammond clock itself is super cool.

Excellent idea. You'll have a much easier time finding one of those.

I have plenty of FM radio reception capability. Those old radios are incredibly cool, though.

But not affording one :(

I feel your pain brother. But..... never say never..... you could just happen to be in the right place at the right time..... in front of the right seller......:yes:

I does happen sometimes.

And when it does, keep your poker face on! :D

I was lucky. I have 2 Zenith chairsides, both the same model. They have both the old and new FM bands, AM and SW. They also have a phonograph which moves out of the end at the touch of a button. I got them both for $65. So they are out there if you beat the bushes a little.

In all my years of stumbling thru antique/junque shops, I've only run acrost ONE Zenith chairside-a rather tatty el-cheapo 5 tube specimen-that was marked "SOLD" at $175. To me, it looked more like a $35-75 radio...

Well, I'm told you can't have everything. (where would you put it, right?)

For every treasure found it seems there's more that get away. During the period of time I was getting the Sparton chairside from mdexile, and with other activities and "life crises" ..... here's one that slipped through the cracks. Coulda' had it for $10. and about 1.5 hour drive.....

http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/se...searchid=13708

Freaky. Well, I like the Sparton. You done OK.

Given a choice between the two, I'm glad I got the Sparton....love the style. I love Zenith but there are other Zenith chairsides I'd rather have than the one I posted images of.... OTOH, it was certainly unique.... never knew they made chairsides with a pull out phonograph.

BTW..... I get a huge kick out of your avatar.

It is a 5-tube radio with a power transformer. An AA5 radio lacks a power transformer and has the tube filaments connected in series to equal the input AC voltage.

So, it's technically not an AA5, but I wouldn't expect anything superior in performance. It may sound good if it has a decent sized speaker.

The styling of the chairside is interesting, and the reverse-painted glass top would be very appealing to some people. If you feel the need to clean the painted side of the glass, be very careful. Some types of paint used on old dial glasses, etc., will wipe right off with water or Windex. I would avoid touching it.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

Agree with everything you stated. The unique styling was the hook for me. I'd never seen that particular style chairside radio in my 12 years of nosing around old radios.