Life, May 25, 1945

[gildedcentury.livejournal.com]

By showing a black and white picture on the television screen in the above illustration, Belmont is being realistic. This is the type of picture you can expect to see. But when television in color is ready and practical, Belmont will have it for you.

Comments

[cionaudha.livejournal.com]

Why can't televisions be pretty any more?

[manifestress.livejournal.com]

The chair he's sitting on is so mid-mod, it looks like a Thonet chair.

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

Belmont. Belmont. Belmont. No "we" or "us" or "our". Always Belmont.

[herbadness.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's beautiful!!! The cabinet, everything! I guess the picture is being projected onto a glass from the top of the console. Junior's alone because mom's busy baking a cake with rationed flour and sugar and dad's at the war.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

"Keep your eyes on Belmont!"

I would, but I can't find it. Where did it go? Did they ever produce any televisions?

[dubhain.livejournal.com]

The Belmont Radio Corporation, was located at 5921 West Dickens Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. In addition to their primary product line (Belmont Radio), they manufactured sets that were sold under a variety of names such as Crusader, Classique, Freshman, Goodyear Wings, Imperial, Starck Classique, and Truetone.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Thanks! When I tried to research Belmont Radio I wasn't able to find much. I never heard of any of those brands. I'm sure a lot of companies in the late 40s/early 50s were trying to break into TV production. I wonder if there was ever a television "bubble."

[dubhain.livejournal.com]

I've heard, at least, of Truetone. I've never heard of a television "bubble." It's likely there really wasn't one, because it took so long for television to be adopted (to say nothing of color television.) However, there was a radio bubble. It contributed significantly to the 1929 market crash which caused the Great Depression of the 1930s. The radio bubble very much resembled the I.T. bubble of the late 1990s.

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

Neat TV.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

I never came across a TV like this for reason. I've always wanted to see how they look in real life. :S