Description
Black and white 9 1/2″ x 13 1/2″ ad for their Trans-Oceanic Portable Radio that, according to the headline, was “At Home on the Range…and everywhere else.” Pictured in the ad is a lady and two men, sitting around one of these radios outdoors in the darkness with mountains and clouds barely visible behind them. The antenna is fully extended and they are all three smiling with excitement as reception is achieved from some far-off country. It is referred to as “…the world’s smartest, finest performing portable radio!” and the text talks about the “Pop-Up” Waverod and the detachable Zenith Wavemagnets. It would work from their long-life battery pack ,“up to one year normal usage”, or from AC or DC currents. The Model 8G005Y was sold for $114.40 less battery and, the ad mentions, other models sold from $26.95 to $395. There was also a picture of this unit all closed up ready to be transported so it was obvious how secure and smart-looking it was.
Source: April 1947 Holiday.
