I believe this is the Majestic Park Avenue.



Very nice Art Deco design, but really doesn't do much for me.

In fact, I often wished the Strat didn't do anything for me. I didn't choose the Strat as my "Holy Grail" because everyone else wanted it.
I chose it for technical reasons as well as I grew up with Zenith products and worked in Zenith sales and service for much of my working career.

Oh well, I seem to have a knack for choosing the wrong thing to pursue

-Steve

I've always been partial to the Lido by a wide margin:

Symmetrical, finely detailed and lightly seasoned with some 'zigggurat'.

With hundreds of portable tube and transistor sets, it's difficult to narrow it down to one -or even several- particular pride and joys. And as others, I have most of what I want.

What I would realistically like to find are a De Wald K-701 Transistor set in green (I have one in Salmon), Regency TR-1G's in coral, and yellow, and an Automatic Radio Tom Thumb (or Firestone) TT-528 in yellow.

I've seen at least one (and only one De Wald) of each on The Bay over the last 10 years, and they all went for multiples of what I thought was reasonable.

Next time I see one, there will be a large bidders reserve...

That's the one I was thinking of. I realize I also need the "Riviera" (the one from that series with the shelves).

Unfortunately they do not come up that often.

I have an un-restored Philco 37-690 as trade bait, if anyone has one ..

Peter

There's gonna be one of them and a Lido too I believe,

"If we consider the title in it's truest sense of the meaning....Zenith Trans-Oceanic is the answer.

Bruce Webster"

I hardly think so. The collector demand for TOs has plummeted recently. It's even hard to give them away.

that is my impression, not sure what the number one demand is in radio these days, sure isnt cathderals and tombstones, maybe still Zenith? Although 30s sets are sure alot cheaper than they used to be.

I don't believe big is better, some of the smaller table radio deco wood cabinets and dials outshine those wierd configuation consoles that are suppose to represent some building or occassion, designed by an idiot sitting at a drawing board that doesn't know what the average person is buying. I agree Zenith had the best curved cabinets from 1936-1939.
Philco had nothing going with the small dial (1930's) stationary pointer which require a magnifing glass to see numbers. Nothing like seeing a pointer fly around the dial.
RCA had good chassis's but mostly boring cabinets.
This is the big three of radios designed for the blue collar worker. JMO

I knew I was sticking my neck out but I haven't heard a candidate that better qualifies. BTW...I accept all give away TO's and pay shipping.

Bruce Webster

Most of the sets that I thought I wanted when I first started collecting are not my favorites now. After finding a few Scotts, M.S. VI, Philco 38-690, Capehart 406E flipper, Zenith 15U269 and a high end movie dial, the one I still and have always wanted is a Zenith 835.

Strange that I have a hard time paying 4Gs for one though.

regards, Bill

http://billsradioden.shutterfly.com/

Wow, Bill, your Capehart 406E was sold by Lyon & Healy in Chicago? There is an interesting mention in this article by Martin Blankinship regarding Capeharts sold at Lyon & Healy.

To quote G. E. Gustafson of Zenith.
"I visited Lyon & Healy and looked at the Capehart, RCA, and Stromberg combination units. The salesman at Lyon & Healy told me that they had not sold very many of the $600.00 RCA combination, as they found it quite easy to sell the customer up to the $1,000 Capehart."

http://www.hlara.org/info/Special%20Chr ... 202007.pdf

It is interesting the differences between the 406E you have and the 406D I have (one year earlier) Mine has two amplifiers, but 3 speakers (14" woofer and two small tweeters. I see they changed the pickup as well from the big bulky one mine has. Beautiful!

-Steve

I am suprised that nobody mentioned any Marconi or Rogers radios.
I have a few Marconies and I just got a rogers 10-12 .. The cabinets on these are very nice ,and in my opinion ,a lot better that any Zenith I have. Like most others, I started out buying everything that came my way ,but I have become more selective in the last few years.
If I see a radio for sale and I like it ,,it is usually because of the looks ,,not what model it is. Thats what determines what I buy..

AM only though...

Not a link.

Try it now.

I'm surprised Nick, with your expert Google skills, you didn't correct me with the right link?

-Steve

My Holy Grail radio is a Trans-Oceanic, but not made by Zenith.
The Golden-Leutz Universal Trans-Oceanic.

Thru all the years I have been collecting I have gotten alot and sold alot but now I have a list of certain types of radios I want and I am working on that! Great news to hear the Zenith TOs are comming down on price because that is on my want list. I have always wanted a beautiful chairside but I am still on the hunt. Great thread guys!!!

Lynn

Hey Bill -- if you ever get bored with that Masterpiece VI, let me know. That's the one that I've always wanted.

Bob

Bob,

Thanks but it's unlikely. Others do show up from time to time so keep your eyes peeled. It definitly is a great radio. If you're ever in the NY catskills, stop in for a demo.

Bill

The Hallicrafters DD-1 would qualify in the rarity category as reflected in continually escalating prices. However its likely well beyond the skills of most to do a proper restoration.

http://www.radioblvd.com/DiversityDD1.html

http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/SCANNE ... manual.pdf