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07-19-2016, 10:32 AM
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Hoffman 612 12"
A friend of mine found this set for me this week. It's a 1949-50 12" Hoffman with doors. I'd been looking for one for awhile, but Hoffman sets don't pop up in the Midwest very often at all. That green glass is surely distracting, but a cool look anyway. Happy to have it!
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07-19-2016, 12:51 PM
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Very nice! I have the blonde hotel version of that set, shown here just as I was unloading it
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07-20-2016, 05:02 AM
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The model with the doors is very unique too. These early Hoffmans don't turn-up too often these days.
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07-20-2016, 06:28 AM
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 Tim, if you ever decide to let that Hoffman go please let me know.
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07-20-2016, 09:49 AM
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I might be talked out of it. It has all of the LA station call letters on the dial too. Gonna be at the swap in September?
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07-20-2016, 05:54 PM
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That's a pretty sweet set, well all of those are great sets in your car. Mine has the LA call stations in the tuner knob too.
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07-20-2016, 06:16 PM
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I've got that set in blonde also, I had one with a radio too.
I think I've had five or six Hoffmans cross my path, they were based in L.A. so they're fairly common in So Cal.
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07-20-2016, 07:18 PM
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I've posted this Hoffman "EZ Vision" history before. But it seems to fit this thread: Hoffman Easy Vision television.
When Les Hoffman entered the television manufacturing business, he was a newcomer. He needed to keep his costs down and did not have the resources like the established companies such as Zenith or Philco. After World War II ended, there was considerable surplus materials that needed to be cleared out of company and government stores. Television picture tubes require a protective safety glass in front of it to prevent injury if the picture tube imploded. Hoffman found large quantities of yellow Plexiglas used in aircraft. Since it was low price he bought large quantities. However, the television viewing area had a yellow-green tint to it. During the early years of television there was considerable concerns that long term viewing television could damage one's eyesight due to eye strain. Hoffman took advantage of this scare by advertising that the yellow-green tinted screen reduced eye strain. He marketed his televisions as "Easy Vision". Les Hoffman definitely was a shrewd and market-savvy businessman.
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07-20-2016, 08:51 PM
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