Zenith Phonograph/AM Radio

JMoney · by **JMoney** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:40 am

I found an old Zenith Tube Radio/Phonograph and I can't seem to find out what it is. It has this number printed on the bottom of the back S-18696. It has an AM radio on the front with a knob to switch between the phono and the radio and a volume control. In the middle is the dial for the AM radio. It also has the Zenith Cobra-matic tone arm inside. There are a bunch of tubes as well. Any ideas? Can someone point me in the right direction to figure out what i have?

by **Joe_DS** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:43 am

Is it similar in style to this one, which sold on eBay recently ?

From: http://cgi.ebay.com/ZENITH-Cobra-Matic- ... dZViewItem

My guess is that it would date from about 1951-1953, but I'm sure one of our electric-era phono/radio-experts would know more.

Jmoney · by **Jmoney** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:50 am

Yes, almost identical. Accept the color is much lighter and the knobs are a little different. What was this one? How much did it sell for?

by **Joe_DS** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:14 am

Jmoney wrote:Yes, almost identical. Accept the color is much lighter and the knobs are a little different. What was this one? How much did it sell for?

I added a jump to the auction in my post above. It was item # 200219441033.

No details were provided in the auction's ad.

If you're unable to call up the auction page, here is the basic info:

Winning bid: US $5.00
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Ended: May-01-08 11:23:11 PDT
Shipping costs: US $30.00
UPS Ground Service to United States
Ships to: United States
Item location: BISMARCK, ND, United States
History: 1 bid
Winning bidder: wermanos( 102102)
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Description
I just found this in a garage and dont know anything about it, not sure if it works at all. I noticed on the bottom of the player there is no wood panel it's all open. Everything appears to be there to make it work it has a needle on it also. Item is as is please if you have any questions ask me thanks and have a great day

45honcho · by **45honcho** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:43 am

I have a couple of those units but not on hand...in storage. Can't remember model #. Contact Gib at
www.west-techservices.com and he can tell you. Those changers are farily easy to work on.

alston · by **alston** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:51 pm

Long before constructing 108-inch flat-screen, liquid-crystal display televisions became de rigueur among electronics companies, the picture box was, indeed, just a box. Zenith, a radio pioneer whose name was derived from the call letters of its founders' amateur radio station, 9ZN, began producing the black-and-white sets in 1948. Assembly line workers at its 1950s-era Chicago factory, shown here, constructed three-way combination sets that featured not only television, but also AM/FM radio and phonographs, that were among the first such devices.