1939 Vintage Zenith 8 - S - 463 AM/Shortwave Console Radio All Sounds Great
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:586080 | Brand: Zenith |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Up for sale it's an antique Zenith Model 8-S-463 (8S463) 5808 Console Shortwave Radio (1939)
The Zenith 8-S-463 was introduced in the fall of 1939 as part of the 1940 model line-up. Its original selling price was $69.95.
It's an 8-tube three-band all-wave superheterodyne that was referred to in Zenith advertising as the "super 8". Its features include:-
Rotor wavemagnet aerialRadiorganExtended range 6-button Automatic TuningBig Black DialOuter-Circle RF circuitTelevision sound co...nnection10" speaker Oversized cabinet in Genuine Walnuttuning beacon tube (magic eye)
Almost all of the 1940 Zenith models adopted the company's new "wavemagnet" built-in aerial.
This had made its debut during the 1939 season in the likes of table model 6D315. In the large sets, such as this one, the wavemagnet is rotatable at the rear of the set.
The tube line-up is 1232 (RF amp), 6A8G (mixer/LO), 6K7G (IF amp), 6J5G (2nd detector diode-connected triode), 6F5G (af amp), 6F6G (single ended AF power amp), 6X5G (rectifier) and 6U5 (magic eye).
These Zenith's are known for their impressive 'big'sound and this one is no exception.
This unit is in excellent antique conditions, all original and sounds really good for old radio!
You can see it for yourself in the pictures or make arrangements to stop by and test it out before you purchase it.
Check it out on my YouTube to hear the sound https://youtu.be/7RQUdV7gydwm Payment within 48 hours. NO Shipping please (Local pickup only) or make arrangements for your own shipping with your expenses. Don't miss out on this beauty. Thank you for your interest.
Check it out on my YouTube to hear the sound https://youtu.be/7RQUdV7gydwm Payment within 48 hours. NO Shipping please (Local pickup only) or make arrangements for your own shipping with your expenses. Don't miss out on this beauty. Thank you for your interest.
