Can Someone Identify this Zenith Console Radio? Approximate Value?

Here is the pic of the Zenith Console



Thanks
Justin

[Tom Bavis]

Looks like a 1941 model... the number is usually stamped on the back edge of the cabinet in white ink. There may also be a chassis number. The model number will something like 10S567 or 8S563 - the first number is the number of tube, S means shortwave, 5 is for 1941, and the last two digits identify the cabinet etc.

The bad news... it's worth less than half of what the '30s models are... maybe a few hundred at best (but condition looks so-so... probably less) The '40s models used rubber wiring that MUST be replaced - all of it - before it's safe to use. Also, not all that beautiful veneer is real... some of it is printed and can't be refinished if it's damaged.

Originally Posted by Tom Bavis

Looks like a 1941 model... the number is usually stamped on the back edge of the cabinet in white ink. There may also be a chassis number. The model number will something like 10S567 or 8S563 - the first number is the number of tube, S means shortwave, 5 is for 1941, and the last two digits identify the cabinet etc.

The bad news... it's worth less than half of what the '30s models are... maybe a few hundred at best (but condition looks so-so... probably less) The '40s models used rubber wiring that MUST be replaced - all of it - before it's safe to use. Also, not all that beautiful veneer is real... some of it is printed and can't be refinished if it's damaged.

Thanks for the help.

[tboat4]

Yep, it's a 10-S-567.
One just sold on eBay 3/27/07
http://cgi.ebay.com/Zenith-10-S-567-...QQcmdZViewItem

[radotvguy]

i think a lot of these console radios came down in price . They down seem to fetch a lot of money.