DuMont-branded portable color TVs from late 60s

[robatino]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

I know that Emerson Electric took over the DuMont brand name when Allen B DuMont Labs shut down... maybe they built a DuMont TV in the late 1960's?

I've read that DuMont sold their TV manufacturing operation to Emerson in the late 50s, and that Emerson continued to produce DuMont-branded TVs (of inferior quality to the originals) for some time after that (but I don't know how long).

[holmesuser01]

Originally Posted by robatino

I've read that DuMont sold their TV manufacturing operation to Emerson in the late 50s, and that Emerson continued to produce DuMont-branded TVs (of inferior quality to the originals) for some time after that (but I don't know how long).

I've serviced an old Emerson built DuMont from around 1962... Series string tube filaments, etc. I remember it not looking particularly good when I hooked its antenna terminals to my master antenna system that I used in my shop... OK picture on its own, but comparing it to other sets, it suffered.

[Penthode]

My parents bought a DuMont 21" B&W TV new in 1962. It was Fairchild branded Dumont and the construction quality was superior to other sets of the period. I feel it was superior to even Zenith.

It was fully point to point wiring with no printed circuits. And what struck me was the neatness of the construction: wiring was arranged neatly with all components neatly arranged.

So from what I can see, under Fairchild's management, DuMont branded sets were still of best quality as late as 1962. I do not know what happened later.

I would suggest the timeframe of the final demise of DuMont may be exagerated and I do not know of any Emerson connection.