A pretty neat radio, but not what I was expecting.
I guess the eBay pics must have fooled me, as this is really a portable. A 10-tube, four-speaker Zenith portable. The two outside speakers drop onto hinges that connect them and swing in an out. Close them completely and you can still hear the radio, with small magnets to hold the speakers shut if you wanted to move it or something. Neat. Just the ticket for your dorm room in 1965 or so. Plastic case, wood grain and a stereo indicator. It sounds OK, not anywhere near the presence or bottom end found on something like an H845 or even the (much larger) MJ 1035, but it does have good reception.
I've included a soda can in one pic to give some idea of its actual size.
But, I'm wondering if this is actually older than I'm thinking? It has the (AM) Civil Defense markings found on the older (pre-1959?) Zeniths. This just doesn't 'feel' like a 50s radio to me, but there is absolutely no information on the internet about it anywhere and the bottom tag only gives the usual patient information. At least it arrived in one piece! (Or is that three...?)
