Located a Zenith 9-S-55 in an old Brunswick/Radiola cabinet that had been modified and the lower portion of the legs sawed off to lower the cabinet. One of the wooden tuning knobs is broken, but the receiver appears to be all there. Haven't had the opportunity to power up the unit. The top of the cabinet is badly deteriorated and will have to be re-veneered. Where can I get an estimate as to the value of such a combination?

:Located a Zenith 9-S-55 in an old Brunswick/Radiola cabinet that had been modified and the lower portion of the legs sawed off to lower the cabinet. One of the wooden tuning knobs is broken, but the receiver appears to be all there. Haven't had the opportunity to power up the unit. The top of the cabinet is badly deteriorated and will have to be re-veneered. Where can I get an estimate as to the value of such a combination?
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Well that's a good question. A 9-S-55 in pretty good shape if it's all there might bring $200, $300 or even alot more on ebay or at auction if a collector really wants it. 7th edition of Collectors Guide To Antique Radios puts it at $320-$420. Grain of salt with that one. You've got a bit of a hodgepodge so you may get a few bucks for the chassis but I'm not sure about the cabinet. I just picked up a very nice 1930 Sparks-Withington highboy model cabinet. Haul it away and I could have it. Problem - no guts. I'm always interested in buying just a chassis if you get to that point. Truth is shipping across country would probably cost more then I'd be willing to pay for the chassis. No harm intended. Trying to give you an honest answer.

Agree with Johnny - sounds like someone cobbled up your radio from spare parts. Commonly referred to as a "Frankenradio" (ie., as in Frankenstein's monster)- as a radio in itself, it would be practically worthless to a collector. The chassis, by itself, would have some value to anyone who needed it for parts or to fill an empty Zenith 9S-55 cabinet. If the knobs are those fancy Zenith ones used in other sets, they could fetch $20 (or better) each. It would be fun to tinker with and get playing - just realize you won't likely get any financial return for your efforts.

Unfortunately, this was a common thing to do in the 1930s. One of my favorite sets is a 1927 Victor Radiola 9-55 in a fancy carved cabinet. I passed two up. One had a mid 30's Stromberg-Carlson radio installed and another had a Philco 16 chassis added. Even though they were better sets than the original Radiola 28 used, there ia little market except for parts for other sets. I did eventually find an original 9-55 complete.

Fred R

:Agree with Johnny - sounds like someone cobbled up your radio from spare parts. Commonly referred to as a "Frankenradio" (ie., as in Frankenstein's monster)- as a radio in itself, it would be practically worthless to a collector. The chassis, by itself, would have some value to anyone who needed it for parts or to fill an empty Zenith 9S-55 cabinet. If the knobs are those fancy Zenith ones used in other sets, they could fetch $20 (or better) each. It would be fun to tinker with and get playing - just realize you won't likely get any financial return for your efforts.

:Unfortunately, this was a common thing to do in the 1930s. One of my favorite sets is a 1927 Victor Radiola 9-55 in a fancy carved cabinet. I passed two up. One had a mid 30's Stromberg-Carlson radio installed and another had a Philco 16 chassis added. Even though they were better sets than the original Radiola 28 used, there ia little market except for parts for other sets. I did eventually find an original 9-55 complete.
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::Agree with Johnny - sounds like someone cobbled up your radio from spare parts. Commonly referred to as a "Frankenradio" (ie., as in Frankenstein's monster)- as a radio in itself, it would be practically worthless to a collector. The chassis, by itself, would have some value to anyone who needed it for parts or to fill an empty Zenith 9S-55 cabinet. If the knobs are those fancy Zenith ones used in other sets, they could fetch $20 (or better) each. It would be fun to tinker with and get playing - just realize you won't likely get any financial return for your efforts.

:Unfortunately, this was a common thing to do in the 1930s. One of my favorite sets is a 1927 Victor Radiola 9-55 in a fancy carved cabinet. I passed two up. One had a mid 30's Stromberg-Carlson radio installed and another had a Philco 16 chassis added. Even though they were better sets than the original Radiola 28 used, there ia little market except for parts for other sets. I did eventually find an original 9-55 complete.
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Another question! Now, I'm attempting, now, to repair the old Zenith 9-S-55, and I'm confused. the schematic I have is from an old Rider publication, and it lists the resistors used in the unit, but the are described as 99M ohms, 49M ohms, 990M ohms, etc. I am unfamiliar with these units. Would the 99M ohm resistor possibly be a 99K ohm value, indicating the M value was previously used to represent thousands?
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::Agree with Johnny - sounds like someone cobbled up your radio from spare parts. Commonly referred to as a "Frankenradio" (ie., as in Frankenstein's monster)- as a radio in itself, it would be practically worthless to a collector. The chassis, by itself, would have some value to anyone who needed it for parts or to fill an empty Zenith 9S-55 cabinet. If the knobs are those fancy Zenith ones used in other sets, they could fetch $20 (or better) each. It would be fun to tinker with and get playing - just realize you won't likely get any financial return for your efforts.