Thoughts on antique radio collecting

[Jeffhs]

I like restoring Zenith radios, mostly table and portable transistor sets since they don't take up much room. (I live in a small apartment and could not fit a large console anywhere.)

My current collection consists of seven Zenith radios right now, all but one in working condition. The one that isn't presently working has an issue with the volume control, which is a 2-megohm dual pot; however, I suspect that was caused when the radio was shipped to me some years ago by a former VK member in Arizona, with all the bouncing around, throwing around (the radio had been sent via UPS) and so on. I also have two Zenith solid-state TransOceanic portables that work, but I don't use them much because they each require eight D-cell batteries which are very expensive here; the AC adapter for one of the sets is missing the male plug at the end of the output cable, and as of right now even that adapter is missing--I can't find it anywhere around here. I wish I could find it, as that radio sounds great on FM.