Quote:
Originally Posted by bgadow
An incredible find. It would be worthwhile to make good copies of all the literature. I've worked on some Belmont-built Airlines and found them to be decent sets. I think I'm correct: after WW2 Raytheon bought them so as to have a manufacturing arm to enter the TV business.
|
Thank you. I've been procrastinating getting a scanner printer for years, but it is a great thing to have in this hobby.
Belmont did make TV's in 1947, but by 1948 the were absorbed by Raytheon. The Raytheon-Belmont name for TV's lasted to about 1950, then the Belmont named seemed to be dropped.
This Airline performs like a good AA5 set. Because the chassis was fully restored, it's sensitive with crisp clear audio. I like how the entire dial glows by the use of a diffusing sheet in front of the bulb. Some of these have a large pointer showing in front of the dial graphics. I like this version with it only showing in the narrow window. A little production change during the run.