Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones

:Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones
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Sean, Likely the original tube shields were painted the same color as the chassis - a copper/bronze shade. I have 2 Zeniths of that vintage and both have those shields - interestingly, one chassis appear to be plated while the other looks to be painted with a hammertone finish. Both appear to be completely original.

Sean,
I have an Edison 7R with one shield around the detector, which is same color as chassis "Moss Green" The chassis was also copper plated over steel with a lot of pits and rust, but after thorough cleaning, coated it with Rust O Leum primer before the Moss Green. The original Moss Green was shellac, which I discovered cleaning it with denatured alcohol.

marv

:Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones

:Ok so I am going to order the correct ones.
:Sean,
:I have an Edison 7R with one shield around the detector, which is same color as chassis "Moss Green" The chassis was also copper plated over steel with a lot of pits and rust, but after thorough cleaning, coated it with Rust O Leum primer before the Moss Green. The original Moss Green was shellac, which I discovered cleaning it with denatured alcohol.
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::Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones

Hi Sean,
I have looked at many Zeniths on eBay. It looks like they had tin shileds on copper chassis through teh 1937 model year. For the 1938 year they changed to a painted tan type. Your 6S157 dates form the 1937 model year, but may have gotten the tan ones early.

Best Regards,

Bill Grimm

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:Hi Sean,
: I have looked at many Zeniths on eBay. It looks like they had tin shileds on copper chassis through teh 1937 model year. For the 1938 year they changed to a painted tan type. Your 6S157 dates form the 1937 model year, but may have gotten the tan ones early.
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:Best Regards,
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:Bill Grimm
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Bill, My 5-S-228 dates from '37 and has the copper/bronze painted shields. I also know the provenance on this set and know these shields are original ...

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::Hi Sean,
:: I have looked at many Zeniths on eBay. It looks like they had tin shileds on copper chassis through teh 1937 model year. For the 1938 year they changed to a painted tan type. Your 6S157 dates form the 1937 model year, but may have gotten the tan ones early.
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::Best Regards,
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::Bill Grimm
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:Bill, My 5-S-228 dates from '37 and has the copper/bronze painted shields. I also know the provenance on this set and know these shields are original ...

Hi Watson,
I would expect a 5S228 to have tan shields. If it is early production, it would have been actually made in 1937, so your dating of the radio fits. Model 5S228 was made for the 1938 model year. Back then radio manufacturers had model years like cars do. The model year of Zeniths can be decoded from the number after the letter. Number 1 is for 1937, 2 for 1938, etc.. After the war, Zero is for 1946, 7 is for 1947, up to 9 for 1949 when they went to a different system. Having just two digit after the letter means it is a 1936 model year radio. It got this from the radiophile.com web site.

Best Regards,

Bill grimm

:Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones

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Sean, Better check it out more thoroughly before spending big dollars on new painted shields. Bill Grimm has a valid point and I stand corrected. An old dog can learn new tricks!!!! I was going by what my (similar vintage) Zeniths had (note to self - never 'assume' in radio collecting...

:Well mine has regular tube shields not tan or copper at all. silver or gray. I cant tell.
::Hello my zenith 6s157 tube shields are silver. Are these original or did Zenith have several types. The chassis looks like it is steel with copper plating. The steel underneath has surface rusted through the copper on top. So Im wondering if the original shields were the tan ones
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:Sean, Better check it out more thoroughly before spending big dollars on new painted shields. Bill Grimm has a valid point and I stand corrected. An old dog can learn new tricks!!!! I was going by what my (similar vintage) Zeniths had (note to self - never 'assume' in radio collecting...