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1950-1959 Trans-Vue - USA 

The TransVue Corporation was a short-lived television manufacturer for the home market, from 1948 until 1951.  They had offices on 1139-41 South Wabash Ave, in Chicago, Illinois.  According to the advertisement, they were the first makers of commercial television systems.  Their TV models 90X and 90XFM were carried over from 1948 & 1949.

Dealer Advertisement (1950 Model Year):  1950 TransVue Ad (148K bytes) (148K)

 

1950 TransVue 90X 12in. (16K bytes)      1950 - (90X) - 12" tabletop, wood (mahogany)

[need photo]     1950 - (90XFM) - 12" consolette, wood (mahogany), TV-FM

[need photo]     1950 - (90XFMB) - 12" consolette, wood (blonde), TV-FM

1950 TransVue Model 145 - 15in. (40K bytes)      1950 - (145) - 15" console, wood (mahogany), TV-AM-FM, (phono adaptable)

[need photo]     1951 - (TBD)

Last year of production: 1951

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