I was at my local flea market and found this dirty old white plastic Zenith clock radio laying face up in one of the booths. When I picked it up, it had a faded "25 cents" price sticker on the cabinet. I figured that it should be worth that much just for the speaker or whatever else I could use; so, I took it up to the counter and told the clerk where I found it and she was amazed that anything in that booth was that cheap (I was amazed that anythig in that whole flea market was that cheap). I told her that I didn't know anything about that and she said that's what the guy probably paid for the radio. She went ahead and let me have it for a quarter. I'm sure when the owner finds out, he'll blow a gasket, saying "You mean to tell me that you sold that radio for 25 cents! It was worth at least $50".
It is from the "Z" model line (1969) and only uses 4 transistors. The clock does not run; but, the radio plays surprisingly well to be only a 4 transistor model. Unfortunately, this set was made after Zenith started using PC boards for it's radios and there looks to be some foreign components inside. At any rate, it was only a quarter; so, I guess I'll clean it up, fix the clock, and put it with the collection.
05-15-2010, 08:52 PM
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