They say necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing proves this more than the story of how the iconic Zenith Trans-Oceanic portable radio receiver came into existence. Commander Eugene McDonald ...

Maybe it’s a hand-me-down from an elderly relative. Maybe you found it at a flea market, or it has been hidden in the attic for far too long. It could be an anonymous-looking black box with big dials ...

For this ongoing Fall 2024 Fund Drive, we are proudly featuring two rare antique radios, kindly provided and restored by the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS). These lovely finds are ...

Ask any Mount Prospect long-timer and one of the most universal local memories they have is of the pair of Zenith radio towers that once stood at the corner of Central and Rand roads. Constructed in ...

approx.: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

In 1492, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS gave flat a bad name and, in the process, revolutionized cartography. Almost five centuries later, Zenith Electronics Corp. has put the term back on the map–by developing ...

You may have to be a certain age – or be a student of entertainment history – to get the reference, but here it goes: A 1938 radio case shaped like a bosom and supporting two flesh-colored cones is ...

Something happened on the way to the future: the past got in the way. I’ve been spending time lately reading online forums and other pages dedicated to vintage electronics. This includes sites that ...