General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LEATHER CASE/ SYNTHETIC FRONT PANEL, KNOBS & HANDLE/ METAL, CARDSTOCK, & SYNTHETIC WORKINGPARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.5 cm

Width

11.5 cm

Height

19.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Zenith

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1960'S & 1970'S

Canada

AVAILABLE & USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO RECEIVE STANDARD AM BROADCASTS IN THE 550-1600 KHZ BAND

Technical

EXAMPLE OF GOOD QUALITY, 8-TRANSISTOR PORTABLE MADE WHEN SMALLER & SMALLER RADIOS WERE IN FASHION. THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS SET IS MUCH BETTER THAN MANY OF THE MINIATURE SETS AVAILABLE. THESE 'LUNCH BOX' SIZED SETS WERE GENERALLY U.S. MADE WHILE THE JAPENESE CONCENTRATED ON MINIATURIZATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON FRONT: 'DELUXE/ Royal 755/ ZENITH/ STANDARD BROADCAST/ 55 [TO] 16/ ALL TRANSISTOR'/ ON HANDLE: 'WAVEMAGNET'/ ON BACK: 'GENUINE/ TOP GRAIN COWHIDE'/ PAPER LABEL INSIDE BACK OF CASE: 'chassis 8ET41Z2/ ZENITH/ Trademark Registered - Marca Registrada/ ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION, Chicago, ILlinois/ Made in the United States of America/ [CIRCUIT DIAGRAM]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE & OPERATIONAL EXCEPT FOR BATTERIES.

Finish

BROWN LEATHER CASE & HANDLE/ 'SILVER' FRONT PANEL WITH BLACK DIAL

Decoration

'BASKET WEAVE' SPEAKER COVER/ 'ZENITH' BADGE ON FRONT PANEL