Too much noise

[Kenny C]

is that an ivory 5302 or just an average ivory 500?

[Dennis Markham]

Thanks, Larry.  There is one on eBay now (Zenith) that is local pick-up only up in Harrison, MI.  My son will be within ten miles of there this weekend so if I can get it at a good price I may jump in (over my head) and buy it.

Kenny, it's a white 5302.  You can see it here:

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=1155.0

[Wallphone]

Dennis, That's a beautiful looking radio. You almost got me hooked on them now. When I was a kid I had a Zenith that was 150 watts & a 15" speaker (I don't know the model number). When you turned the knob to change bands the dial face split in two and swung out of the way to reveal the dial face(s) under it. I used to listen to the radio late at night in the Detroit suburbs and it was nothing to listen to a baseball game from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, or St.Louis. When I would hear a faraway station I would send a letter asking for a QSL card. The only one that ever sent me one was WBAP, Fort Worth, Texas.
I picked up a station on two different occasions from Salt Lake City but they never sent me one. I never understood how I pulled in a station on the other side of the Rockies unless it was a relay or something. 

[Doug Rose]

Dennis....that is one beautiful radio. I also see shelves with phones on them. Sure looks like some nice phones. I don't see any pictures in the Virtual Collections. Share them with us. won't you?

Everyone else, share you collections with us!....Doug

[Dennis Markham]

Thanks Doug.  I'll have to get some photos.  I just set those phones on those "shelves" temporarily because my other shelves were over flowing.  I had assembled those shelves to put stereo components on and started piling telephones there (I was rearranging my room) instead.  The phones have remained.

[Dennis Markham]

Fast forward to January 29, 2026.  It's been over fifteen years now since I got this radio. I am still playing that Zenith 8S463 that Brian restored for me back in 2010.  It still plays great.  Since then I was bitten by the radio bug.  I can't say how many I have because I lost count.  I have learned to refurbish them electrically for the most part.  I have a few other wooden consoles now but many desk radios.  Most are the AA5 (All American 5 tube) radios.  Some have 6.  My favorites are from Zenith.  I have a couple Zenith Model 6D510 radios that I use every day.  They are also from 1940.

Here's a short clip from the 6D510W (The W is for White).  It is from 1941.  This was Christmas time 2 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTKopaCfvAU

~Dennis (Remember me?)

[SUnset2]

It's funny, I have the same Zenith console radio that you started this thread with.  I've had it for at least 25 years.  It sort-of works, but needs an electronic restoration.  I haven't had time to get to it.  One of these days I'll get it sounding right again (yeah, right!).  Too many hobbies.

[RDPipes]

Fast forward to January 29, 2026.  It's been over fifteen years now since I got this radio. I am still playing that Zenith 8S463 that Brian restored for me back in 2010.  It still plays great.  Since then I was bitten by the radio bug.  I can't say how many I have because I lost count.  I have learned to refurbish them electrically for the most part.  I have a few other wooden consoles now but many desk radios.  Most are the AA5 (All American 5 tube) radios.  Some have 6.  My favorites are from Zenith.  I have a couple Zenith Model 6D510 radios that I use every day.  They are also from 1940.

Here's a short clip from the 6D510W (The W is for White).  It is from 1941.  This was Christmas time 2 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTKopaCfvAU

~Dennis (Remember me?)

Nice radio sir! and the Chipmunks bring back fond memories of childhood (as short as they were).