Zenith Radio Corporation Product Sheet

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is the parent company of Zenith Electronics?

  Zenith Electronics, LLC is an American brand of consumer electronics owned by South Korean company LG Electronics. It was previously an American company, a manufacturer of radio and television receivers and other consumer electronics, and was headquartered in Glenview, Illinois.

• What are the trade names for Zenith Radio?

  Zenith Radio Corp.; Chicago, Illinois - Trade names Hyper-Merton, Inter-Ocean, Stratosphere, Super-Merton,Super-Zenith, Zenette, Zenith. Exports to Switzerland for: Radio Walser (General agency); Zürich. This has not to be confused with the English or Italian tube brand Zenith for which J. Renaud & Cie., Neuchâtel was the General agency.

• What are some of Zenith's most famous products?

  Other notable Zenith achievements and products include the "Cobra" phonograph pickup (which used a moving vane to modulate an RF signal), the Radio Nurse (a forerunner of today's wireless baby monitors), the Ravox hearing aid, and the "Wincharger" wind-driven generator for farms (and radios specifically designed to operate with them).

• Where was the Zenith Radio Factory in Chicago?

  Zenith’s Chicago Factories (The Numbers as of 1962): Plant #1: 6001 West Dickens Avenue – 2,500 workers made radio and television sets and Hi-Fi stereophonic phonographs. Plant #2: 5801 West Dickens Ave. – 300 employees made electronics and servicing.

• What do you need to know about Zenith Radio sets?

  If you are a collector of vintage Zenith radio sets, you may have wondered how many units of certain Zenith radio models were produced or when that model was manufactured. Perhaps you might have wondered how the serial numbers were assigned or why there are other chassis types between serial numbers for the same models or chassis types.

• Where can I find the serial number of my Zenith watch?

  In regards to Zenith serial numbers, Zenith offers an Extract from the registers (archives) service. This service will give you information about the production date, the model, or the caliber of your watch. You can request this on Zenith’s website – Extract from the registers page. The search is carried out using the serial number of your watch.

• How to find the model number of a zenith chassis?

  Zenith chassis to model finder Select a chassis number from the pull down menu, then you will see the corresponding model numbers appear below it

• When did Dale Goodwin start collecting zenith radios?

  In 1990, I bought a collection from a pioneer collector and historian of Zenith radios, one Dale Goodwin. He started collecting Zeniths in the 1960s.