Vintage Zenith Record Player and Record Bowl DIY
This past weekend I found this awesome record media console on craigslist. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it for the living room. I have a small collection of records and have been looking here and there for a vintage player since the one my parents had died on us. So you can imagine how excited I was when I saw this beauty in the antique listings.
It is a Zenith model x940. From what i’ve been able to find about this model, I know it was manufactured in the 1960’s. It has a radio on one side that still works great, and the other side is a record player that plays all sizes from 78’s to 45’s. The record player needs a needle, but other than that it seems to be in great working order.
My record collection is really special to me. I have all of my moms old Beatles albums, as well as her Monkees and Herman’s Hermits, and the rest of my collection I had collected with my grandfather on our many hunts to Goodwill. I cannot wait to get this working again so I can play these records.
And for those of you who love to craft, here’s a great project for you, how to make a record bowl. Check out this link for the tutorial, http://www.instructables.com/id/Vinyl-Fruit-Bowl/ They are easy to do and make great catch-alls. Goodwill is a great place to find old records. I think last time I bought one there it was around $2.
Happy crafting!
Hi, I just hopped over to your website through StumbleUpon. Not somthing I might normally browse, but I liked your views none the less. Thanks for making some thing worth reading.
Very interesting! I have the very same Zenith console in my basement. I saved it from someone’s trash years ago. The finish isn’t quite as pretty as yours. I think mine might have been outside for a while before I rescued it. Surprisingly, everything works! It’s currently in pieces as I plan for its cosmetic restoration (just for my own use). I never exactly knew the year, but was guessing it to be 1963-1964 ish. Let me know if you know an exact year. Just curious.
Cheers!
Dan
Hi Dan,
I absolutely adore my radio! I would love to see yours. When you finish it, send me a pic. I have searched for info before, but it is hard to pinpoint an exact year. I know that this model was made in the 60’s. I have heard it suggested that mine is from 1967. I found this fun video on youtube that is the record they would have in the floor model. http://youtu.be/vJ-DKXWVtiA
If I find out more info on it in the future I will post about it. Best of luck on your remodel 🙂