6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635

Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

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Country
United States of America (USA)

Manufacturer / Brand
Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

Year
1936

Category
Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

Radiomuseum.org ID
67697

- alternative name: Chicago Radio Lab

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Schematics

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317937) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317938) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 107252) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317939) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317940) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317941) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317942) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 317943) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 2030319) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (3)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 828961) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 828962) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)
this is the back with the chassis all redone

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 827430) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)
close up of the dial

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 57902) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)
Copy gen. von John Goller Radio Attic

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 380566) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 380565) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 705139) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 827429) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 827431) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)
the chassis showing tubes

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 828339) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)
my 1937 zenith tombstone radio model 6-B-129

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1162083) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 537891) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1486073) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601687) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601688) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601689) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601690) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601691) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 380563) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (2)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601692) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601693) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601695) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601696) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601698) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601699) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635; Zenith Radio Corp.; (ID = 1601700) Radio — Zenith Radio Corp.; 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 (1)

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Technical Specifications

Number of Tubes
6

Valves / Tubes
15 6A7 15 75 76 19

Main principle
Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 456 kHz

Wave bands
Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

Power type and voltage
Storage and/or dry batteries / 6 Volt

Loudspeaker
Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm

Material
Wooden case

from Radiomuseum.org
Model: 6-B-129 Wheat Ch= 5635 - Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago,

Shape
Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.

Dimensions (WHD)
17.1 x 22.3 x 12.1 inch / 434 x 566 x 307 mm

Notes
Farm Radio.

DC model.

Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
35 lb 0 oz (35 lb) / 15.890 kg

Price in first year of sale
70.00 $

External source of data
Ernst Erb

Source of data
The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

Circuit diagram reference
Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before

Mentioned in
Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

Literature/Schematics (1)
Zenith Radio The Glory Years 1936-1945

Literature/Schematics (2)
Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 169.)

Literature/Schematics (3)
Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 281.)

Other Models
Here you find 4492 models, 4097 with images and 3605 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, IL

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According to my zenith catalouge this radio the 6-B-129 is a 1937 model year and not a 1936 as selected.

John Allen, 29.Sep.10

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