[QuadList] Trivia Tonight--Fleetwood Home Television Systems--Correctly Conrac!

[Ted Langdell]

We have two winners, Dave and Mike!

Did anyone on the list ever own/see a Fleetwood Home Television System?

Google for "Fleetwood Television" (rather than "Fleetwood Home Television System" brings up these links:

They made models for the audiophile market with remote controlled tuning and other adustments for flush-mounting in walls or custom cabinets with tubes from 21-27" back in 1952.

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1952-Fleetwood-Remote-ALL.JPG

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-59-FLEETWOOD.htm  

Reveals how Conrac got its name, ownership changes and who owns it now. 
I'm sure RCA would contest the claim that Conrac introduced the first color studio monitor in 1954.

Nothing to indicate that Fleetwood marketed a color set.

The RadioMuseum.org site lists a number of models with prices, some pictures:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/m/conrac_usa_en_1.html

By 1960, JBL was the authorized distributor for the systems, marketed through "audio specialists" as Hi-Fi component TV.

Here's an ad from Page 294 of the October 1960, Popular Mechanics:



Cheers!

Ted



On Jun 17, 2014, at 8:21 PM, Dave Sieg wrote:
> Conrac!


and

On Jun 18, 2014, at 3:22 PM, mike at bolandcom.com wrote:
> Why, would that be our Conrac?
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> "Telephone EDGEWOOD 5-0541".
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> On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:00:21 -0700, Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com> wrote:
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> Here's one that might be easy...
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> Fleetwood Home Television Systems: What major monitor company made them?
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