Hey! From our conversations I could not have gotten a clue as to what a NICE set you have shown us. Only some minor dings and the grille cloth is really swell looking and the dial glass looks in good shape for a 65 year old radio...you have a great set and now the only hassles are replacing bad electronic parts. Just remember not to take any guff from the Zenith crowd
because this is really neat! I wish my "first" set had been in such good shape, working or not.
In my opinion, you shouldn't have to always make them "showroom perfect" either. Some dings add character and giving up arms and legs isn't always worth it, unless you are doing it to sell or for someone else. But I'm way ahead of you
it's your first one. I got into this because I wanted my great-grandma's Firestone and couldn't have it.
Once again, welcome to AK...set a spell, won't ya?