Overpriced? Zenith in Michigan

[batterymaker]

Folks, I think that's a 1955 Stratosphere--or very close. If you look in "The Zenith Story", you'll find one on page 27.

http://radiosyd.se/pictures/The_Zeni...from_1919.djvu

[John Marinello]

"Been in old barn for years." ... In Michigan!

Can you imagine all the critters that have been fornicating & defecating in there for the 40 years since the Monkees were popular?

UGH!

Mahogany?

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by batterymaker

Folks, I think that's a 1955 Stratosphere--or very close. If you look in "The Zenith Story", you'll find one on page 27.

http://radiosyd.se/pictures/The_Zeni...from_1919.djvu

By gosh you're right! It looks a lot nicer in the promo photo. The little standoffs help. Probably made it difficult to dust though.

Odd that they would call it the Stratosphere since one of their most interesting radios went by the same name.

John

[John Marinello]

Doug had a real nice one, '56 model though, with the flashmatic remote:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/sho...ighlight=flash

[jeyurkon]

Interesting! There is a huge difference in the opinions in the 2007 thread and this one. Is that because I mentioned what I saw as overpricing or the fact that it sat in a Michigan barn?

I'm not willing to rescue it for the price asked. They'd have to come down quite a bit. Guess I'll wait and see.

Doug's does look a lot more attractive.

John