In a Twitter exchange yesterday @dean_frey shared the photo above of Ernest Hemingway on Safari in Kenya in 1952.
I believe this may be a Zenith Transcoceanic model H500. Could a Transoceanic expert in the Post community confirm of correct me? Please comment!
I know this: I love Earl Thiesen photos.
Thanks for sharing, Dean!
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Anyone able to identify the bedside radio? of EM in the cover photo of the “The True Gen”
Can’t paste a picture so look at:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-True-Gen-Portrait-Of-Hemingway-Denis-Brian-HC-DJ-1st-Edition-/302850717947
Thanks for any help.
It’s a 500, all right. 500’s had the wide “airplane” (rotary) style dial . These were followed in 1954 by the 600 series Trans-Oceanics that featured “slide rule” dials. I own nice working examples of both. These radios were very long-lived. Also in the photo is a vintage bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.
Yes, It’s certainly an H-500, introduced in 1951:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3363/3550380180_cf1bbce82c_o.jpg
What a terrific product placement photo. Maybe Zenith should resurrect the Transoceanic line.
Maybe Zenith should resurrect Zenith. 🙂
Wow very cool photo. I would love to get a framed one for the shack.