DESCRIPTION:

Year: 1947
Cabinet: Plastic
Finish: Marblized glossy tan or butterscotch
Back: Original
Knobs: Original
Chassis: Very clean, no rust
Original: Working
Tubes: 5 mini tubes
Electronic Condition: Working with good audio and volume
Flaws: No cracks, chips or other flaws, no repairs
Frequency: Standard AM broadcast
Antenna: Built in
Measurements: 9x5.5x5.5"
Estimated Weight: 3 pounds

Zenith 9S232
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Description:

Year: 1938
Cabinet: Wood
Finish: Excellently restored in 1997 w/nice patina
Back: N/A
Dial lense: Original Glass
Knobs: Original, wood
Chassis: Dusty
Tuning type: Capacitance, super-het
Power transformer: Yes
Speaker: Reconed, intact
Grille cloth: Very nice original, lower dark area not too pronounced
No. of tubes: 9
Electronic condition: Complete professional restoration, 1997
Flaws, cracks, blemishes : None
Frequency coverage: Standard broadcast, SW, police
Antenna requirements: Long-wire
Measurements (approx): 24x17x12.5
Estimated weight: 50 lbs.

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Ingraham Radio Cabinets

The Ingraham Co. was a very large maker of clocks from the mid 1800s until the late 1960s. That was their main focus. During the great depression they apparently thought it profitable to expand their cabinet making facilities for the manufacture of radio cabinets for various manufacturers. Their cabinets were superior in quality, and equally so in design using curved or conical speaker grills, and curved wood on tops and sides. The largest manufacturer to use their cabinets by far was the Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp. There were others that have been documented such as GE, Firestone (made by Emerson), and Stromberg Carlson. Many collectors believe these cabinets were made for various other radio firms because of the cabinet's design, however the Ingraham label appears on very few, ie Emerson, Firestone, and GE. It is possible that the contractual agreements of that time allowed only certain radio manufacturers to display the Ingraham label, even though they may have actually made the cabinet. It is known that the label varied between the Emerson and Firestone radios. On the Firestone the label was much larger and read "MADE BY THE OLDEST CABINET MAKER IN THE USA, BRISTOL, CONN."