Silver and an odd find...

[West Jersey Detecting]

I got out for a few disappointing hours and found the 1961 Rosie. I have been getting frustrated lately. It seems like everywhere has been hit around me.

My best find this year came from my next door neighbors curb . Luckily I beat the trash collectors! It is a Zenith Wave-Magnet Trans-Oceanic short wave radio in good shape! I think it is from the 1950's. It has all the documentation!

 

[mercenary]

Nice find on the radio! You could make a pretty penny on eBay

 

[KirkTN]

I'll take a silver dime anytime. That's a cool old zenith. One mans trash anothers treasure

I start thinkin' the same thing from time to time about sites being hunted out. However, I'm still surprised from time to time when I hit an area I thought worked over and work it slowly and from different angles.

Treasure The Hunt.

KirkTN

 

[silverfreak]

Neil...silver is silver brother. Nice job.

 

[grasshopper]

nice silver, at least the ground isn't frozen

 

[K-Man]

nice old radio there was one just like it on ebay that went for $162.50

 

[allen]

at least you are getting out to detect...cool radio

 

[SgtSki in MI]

Wow, does that radio work?

WTG on the silver!

-SgtSki

 

[wyattrr]

Radio is a definate keeper...Rosie is cool too...Hit the books and do some research, try mding after rainy days...Anyhow HH

 

[davest]

nice radio. Have you plugged it in and listened to the world yet? I remember those old short wave sets, wow, now I feel old.

 

[halfdime]

What possesses people to just throw those radios away? If you need any tubes, I may be able to provide them. About 25 years ago, I bought a dealer's whole supply for about $15.00, and they've been carefully stored since then. Shortwave is the coolest thing! Rosies aren't bad, either!

 

[dgaughan]

very cool neil i hope you get it working

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Thanks for the replies.

It does not power on, however I understand that it is typical for these units to have a simple power supply problem. I may sell it as is, and hand my neighbor the money.

 

[Nana40]

I got out for a few disappointing hours and found the 1961 Rosie. I have been getting frustrated lately. It seems like everywhere has been hit around me.

I know how ya feel! :P But I'm working on permission for a few new sites. We'll see how these go....

Silver finds always brighten my day though! Neat radio too!!!

Congrats! Nana

 

[Joe G]

Hey Neil...

The radio looks like a model R600L. As others have said, there are a bunch for sale on ebay.