Zenith Model 705 Table (Mantel) Radio (1934)
| "A smart radio of butt walnut and imported marquetry inlay - a full, rich tone that compares favorably with larger sets in quality and volume - that's what this Zenith offers you! Inside there's a six tube superheterodyne set with full size dynamic speaker. The cabinet is finished with a solid walnut top and fluted ends. Trim--powerful...full bodied. Just the radio for the 2nd or 3rd radio in your home. Have you heard it?" |
This Zenith offers you both tone and beauty...
The model 705 mantel radio debuted in the
summer of 1933 as one of Zenith's many 700
series sets, introduced for the 1934 season.
Though the appearance is somewhat austere,
the overall presentation is quite pleasing,
highlighted as it is with marquetry inlays and
an upper band of exotic photofinish.
Moreover, the right escutcheon and matching
left name plate together foster the impression
that the set is perpetually winking at you from
its location up on the shelf!
According to Cones and Bryant in their book
"Zenith - The Early Years", the initial sales
price for the 705 was $24.95. However, in
perusing early newspaper advertisements, the
lowest I found it offered for sale was at
$26.95, in July of 1933. Later that year it was
selling for significantly more - $29.95 in the
East and for as much as $36.50 out West.
The ac-powered 705 covers the standard
broadcast band and has the six-tube line-up:-
57 (mixer), 56 (Local Osc), 58 (IF amp), 2A6
(2nd det/AVC/1st AF), 59 (power amp) and 80
rectifier. The schematic may be found here,
courtesy of NostalgiaAir.
summer of 1933 as one of Zenith's many 700
series sets, introduced for the 1934 season.
Though the appearance is somewhat austere,
the overall presentation is quite pleasing,
highlighted as it is with marquetry inlays and
an upper band of exotic photofinish.
Moreover, the right escutcheon and matching
left name plate together foster the impression
that the set is perpetually winking at you from
its location up on the shelf!
According to Cones and Bryant in their book
"Zenith - The Early Years", the initial sales
price for the 705 was $24.95. However, in
perusing early newspaper advertisements, the
lowest I found it offered for sale was at
$26.95, in July of 1933. Later that year it was
selling for significantly more - $29.95 in the
East and for as much as $36.50 out West.
The ac-powered 705 covers the standard
broadcast band and has the six-tube line-up:-
57 (mixer), 56 (Local Osc), 58 (IF amp), 2A6
(2nd det/AVC/1st AF), 59 (power amp) and 80
rectifier. The schematic may be found here,
courtesy of NostalgiaAir.
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