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Zenith 7-S-232 "Walton" (1938)
(wood tube tombstone radio w/SW)

Zenith 7-S-232 "Walton" (1938)

THIS RADIO HAS BEEN SOLD!

Made famous (and expensive!) as the radio featured on the popular TV series "The Waltons," The 7S232 is also a very nice, feature packed radio. It is fronted by the unique Zenith shutter dial, so you don't have to figure out which scale to read. Accurate, vernier dial pointer for precise tuning. A bright tuning eye tube, dial indicators for volume, band and tone settings, and the amazing flywheel manual tuning that is faster and better than motorized tuning. The original finish is very nice. While not perfect, with a few flaws remaining, including a fairly bad scratch on the left front that I repaired as best I could, I thought the it was too good to strip. I touched it up and left it. The receiver is a very good performer after my usual thorough chassis rebuild. I reconed the speaker with a modern, polyfoam rolled edge cone and the sound is just off the chain good. I would compare it to a 12-inch with push-pull outputs. One of these sold in 2024 for $2795. If you buy this, you will likely have the best sounding 7S232 out there. It is big and heavy, so shipping will be a concern. Requires an external antenna. 24"H x 17"W x 12-1/2"D.

Zenith 7-S-232 "Walton" (1938)

THIS RADIO HAS BEEN SOLD!

Made famous (and expensive!) as the radio featured on the popular TV series "The Waltons," The 7S232 is also a very nice, feature packed radio. It is fronted by the unique Zenith shutter dial, so you don't have to figure out which scale to read. Accurate, vernier dial pointer for precise tuning. A bright tuning eye tube, dial indicators for volume, band and tone settings, and the amazing flywheel manual tuning that is faster and better than motorized tuning. The original finish is very nice. While not perfect, with a few flaws remaining, including a fairly bad scratch on the left front that I repaired as best I could, I thought the it was too good to strip. I touched it up and left it. The receiver is a very good performer after my usual thorough chassis rebuild. I reconed the speaker with a modern, polyfoam rolled edge cone and the sound is just off the chain good. I would compare it to a 12-inch with push-pull outputs. One of these sold in 2024 for $2795. If you buy this, you will likely have the best sounding 7S232 out there. It is big and heavy, so shipping will be a concern. Requires an external antenna. 24"H x 17"W x 12-1/2"D.

Reported sold by Mike Boessen on December 25, 2025
Listed price on date of sale - $2,499.00
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