Ask any Mount Prospect long-timer and one of the most universal local memories they have is of the pair of Zenith radio towers that once stood at the corner of Central and Rand roads. Constructed in ...

Last week, I wrote about the state of the art in radio: Software-defined radios, which use software to do the job that mechanical parts do in older radios. Most, if not all, modern designs incorporate ...

Q. I bought this Royal 500 radio for $60 in 1951. What is it worth now? A. Your particular Zenith (500B) was the second Royal model and was produced after 1955. It was a very expensive radio, selling, ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re heading to the National Capital Radio and Television Museum — one of the best ...

Check out this watercooled case mod which was built from scratch by Richard Swinburne and inspired by the art deco stylings of the 1920’s and 1930’s Zenith radios. The Art Deco style was captured ...

A sequel is in the works for an Iowa film made in late 1977 after Zenith announced that they were closing their electronics manufacturing plant in Sioux City. Local filmmaker George Lindblade shot the ...

The Vault is Slate’s new history blog. Like us on Facebook; follow us on Twitter @slatevault; find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Isamu Noguchi, the ...

Foreword by Ricahrd Swinburne:This scratch build case is inspired by the Art Deco stylings of 1920s and 1930s Zenith radios, but despite looking back so far in time for inspiration, it still has ...