Postwar American Television
Transvision
Transvision was a manufacturer of television kits, located in New Rochelle, New York. They made several models, including 7, 10 and 12 inch sets. Sightmaster, located in New York City, sold sets using Transvision chassis. It is unclear if the companies had common ownership, or if Sightmaster simply purchased chassis from Transvision.
| Magazine ads and articles |
| Article by Mark Flomenhoft |
| Transvision antenna |
| Transvision calalog |
Filene's Department Store, late 40s.
Here is a story from Walter Froehlich, W2WIQ (a Ham since 1947), describing how he assembled Transvision sets and sold them:
Believe it or not but I actually built a number of these kits, starting in 1947 and through 1949. I would take orders for these in my store. The customer would choose the model and cabinet. I would then have to call Transvision and place an order. The cabinets were made outside so I had to get a date when the kit and cabinet would be ready for pick-up. I then traveled to New Rochelle to pick them up. It would take me about a day and a half to build, align, and install in the cabinet. I never had to make service calls on the sets I built. That's what we call the good old days. Hope you enjoyed my little story about Transvision Television. |
Transvision sets in our collection:
| Transvision kit |
| Transvision kit in factorty cabinet |
| Transvision kit in Telekit cabinet |
| Transvision 10 inch kit |
| Sightmaster S-15 |
| Sightmaster Americana |