[Boatanchors] And Now for Something Competely Different: Zenith

[Charlie , W5COV]

Hi Dave ,

Looks nice . Love keeping an old jewel around if I take a notion to listen 
to the local AM station .

There is indeed a place that makes dials . I am sure some of the fellows on 
here can give you their name . They have a web page .

I used them a few years back and can't recall the name of the company .Maybe 
I have it here in some of my supplier notes buried in them .

Charlie , W5COV


> Just for fun, I electrically restored a cool Zenith 4B639 6-volt farm 
> radio.  Left all the "Zenith-" branded caps inside because they were neat. 
> Just clipped one end and
> subbed a modern around them.  Had to rebuild one IF can
> and replace a bad 1N5 IF tube.  Very sensitive and has
> a really nice sound.  This was back when the Quality was still going in 
> before the name, etc.  ;-)
> One big challenge with this set- it came with the box, although it's in 
> crumbles and fragments.
> That red box with it's original "Zenith" packing tape
> is worth trying to recover, I think.
>
> Anyways- the one thing unrecoverable is, of course,
> the shriveled remains of the clear dial cover.
> It was 5.5 inches by 4.5 inches.:
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/Zenith4B639.jpg
>
> I once heard that someone was making replacements.
>
> Anyone?
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
>
> p.s.  At the bottom on the side:  that printed pattern on the laminate is 
> flaking.  Is there some sort of coating I can use
> to prevent it getting any worse?
>
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