Exceptional 1955 Zenith “Hand Wired Royal 500” Zenith’s First Transistor Radio

Description: PRIVATE STOCK FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION!!!Exceptional 1955 Zenith “Hand Wired Royal 500” Zenith’s First Transistor Radio-servicedIf you are looking for exceptional transistor radios, you’ve come to the right place! I was collecting transistor radios before Marty Bunis, and many of the sets seen in Marty’s books are from my collection. My friend Lenny Bickford (RADIOMANNH on Radio Attic) changed the caps, tuned the set, and cleaned and polished the case, and now this can be yours.Here for your consideration is an Exceptional, Iconic 1955/6 Zenith Royal 500 “Owl Eye” Hand wired Transistor Radio with Both Looks & Sound! This was Zenith’s first entry into the transistor Radio market. These sets sold for $75.00 in mid-1955, considerably more than the $49.95 Regency TR-1s. Consumer Reports proclaimed this Zenith the best sounding Transistor Radio made at that time. This is early serial # 38890.This 3.5” x 1.5” x 6” set is about as good as I’ve ever seen with just one small flaw at about 4 o’clock by the speaker. The lettering around the two Owl Eye knobs is exceptional – without flaw. It plays LOUD and clear across the AM band picking up many stations. The volume control and tuning dial both work great, with NO scratchiness. It comes with the original hard to find cloth bag that states “ZENITH Royal “500” Tubeless All Transistor . This is truly an eye catching 69- year old transistor.You’d be hard pressed to find a better one. Period! Radio includes a new set of alkaline batteries.**********************************************************************************************Welcome to RADIOORPHANAGE JIVE (Just Incredible Vintage Electronics).Here you will find the Best of my 50+ years of Vintage Electronics collecting.These items are here because they are truly the Best of the Best. Enjoy the listings. I hope to have 100+ BIN JIVE listings continuously by the end of 2024.*************************************************************************************************************BLURB, INFORMATION, and BOILERPLATE:These items all come from a SMOKE FREE, SMELL FREE Home. RADIOORPHANAGE EBAY INFORMATION: 1) 2024 is my 26th year selling on eBay. I have bought, sold, and collected 25+ to 100+ year old Vintage Electronics for over 50 years. As I trim my collection, I try to sell a variety of interesting, hard to find Radios, Amplifiers, Record Players, Vinyl, Stereo Receivers, Speakers, Telephones, Transistor Radios, Tube Hi Fi and Audio, Television, Amateur Radio and Communication Devices, Vacuum Tubes, Telegraphs, Gaming Equipment, Early Computers and Calculators. 2)Check out all my other JIVE BINs and auctions, and mark me as a Favorite Seller. September to May is my selling season. There is something here for any vintage electronics collector or nostalgia buff. My current feedback is 100.00% with over 7000 feedbacks. I was the President of the New England Antique Radio Club and then the New England Vintage Electronics Club for six years. I stepped down at the end of 2018 to concentrate on finding new owners for the Vintage Electronics my son is not interested in. 3) I value you as a customer, and more importantly, a returning customer. I reward your fast payment with excellent packing, and lightning fast shipping. 4) I have no interest in taking advantage of anyone, and I have no need to. If you understand what you are buying, and how Vintage Electronics work, you will be very happy. If you don't understand how to put an antenna on an old tube radio, or how to connect speakers to a Vintage Amplifier, join a local Antique Radio or Vintage Electronics Club. If you don't know where your closest club is, let me know, and I'll tell you. If you don't know how to hook up or use what you are buying, or know someone who does, please don't buy. ASK QUESTIONS about anything you don't understand. I want you to be happy. 5) Shipping is expensive. You can pick your item up with NO SHIPPING costs at my home 50 miles north of Boston with advanced notice. The eBay concept of "free shipping" is one of the 3 biggest lies. We are the best packers on eBay, and pack YOUR item the way we'd like to receive it-if it was being sent to us. We take extra care in packaging, (Bubble wrap, foam pellets, proper boxes, etc.)(NOT the wadded up newspaper trick) There is a cost for doing this right. Our goal is to get it to you in good shape, and for you to not have to file those fruitless shipping claims. Let's face it, once it's broke, it's broke. We have lost a significant amount of money in packaging costs over the past 25 years, and will continue to do so to get it to you in one piece. 6) YOU & US: Note that the majority of what we sell is antique, vintage, and/or collectable electronics. For liability purposes, Radioorphanage / Bruce Phillips accept NO responsibility for how the buyer uses or misuse of the items. We see you as a valued customer, and want you to be happy. Buy with confidence, as we are in this for the long haul- not for a quick buck. If you are not happy, for any reason, let us know and we'll try to make it right. 7) Questions? Please ask!

Price: 295 USD

Location: Stratham, New Hampshire

End Time: 2024-11-03T20:54:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD