1939 Zenith 6D-311 with it's box

[decojoe67]

A friend gave me a good deal on this 1939 Zenith bakelite 6D-311 with the original box and instruction sheet. I bought it only by a photo and thought it was a brown model. When I got it I saw that it was a white painted model that someone stripped, yet left the white interior and original back. As expected, the bakelite color was black. I decided to repaint the set ivory. It had been completely recapped and plays like new. The chassis is like new too. I can only assume that the original paint on the top of the set was really bad and someone just decided to have an ebony model. I have the 6D-315 "Wavemagnet" with the rear gold extension, in brown bakelite, so this is a nice addition. These are Zenith's first bakelite sets and a very good example of streamline-modern design.