Description
Black and white 5″ x 13 1/2″ ad that was intended to bring out information on the Hallicrafters TV’s and other equipment. This ad starts off by saying that “Only in Hallicrafters TV. This 20-year background of electronic experience”. It then talks about “Amazing picture clarity! Sound that defies interference and comes to you studio-clear!. This is Hallicrafters quality – quailty born of experience – 20 long years – in building more military-type communications equipment than all other manufacturers combined. Equipment that cannot fail where lives are at stake. No wonder 33 governments chose Hallicrafters for vital communications. Feature after feature assures the finest performance your dollars can buy. The 3-stage Range Control provides finest picture for your location. The Picture Detail Clarifier lets you see all the TV camera sees. The exclusive, gentle heat, Voltage Shock Absorber safeguards TV tubes. Models are engineered with facilities built-in to receive new UHF stations. And every Hallicrafters TV is guaranteed for one full year – in writing! See Hallicrafters TV – today. Compare carefully with other sets. Then you’ll see and hear the difference. Own Hallicrafters TV and know you have invested in superb quailty – the reward to you of Hallicrafters 20 years in precision electronics”. Below this is shown a 21″ Hallicrafters having a “clear picture housed in rich, mahogany-finish, contemporary cabinet. See this Model 1085 – and see the difference! Hallicrafters TV is priced as low as $199.95“. It also has a picture of the Hallicrafters “World-Wide” 8-Band Portable Radio at the bottom.
Source: March 16, 1953 Life magazine.
