I am surprised that nobody has posted the link to this set. If it were closer I would bid on it. Seems that there are a lot of sets coming out of the New England states recently. It also has a plug in remote!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3638&item=6151598399&rd=1


polaraman

Tuner layout.

Boy I wish one of those horizontal cabinet Hotpoints would pop up, I could really go for one of those!

Cory

That looks similar to a General-Electric model I once saw. It had a HUGE oval speaker mounted on the bottom baffle.

That looks similar to a General-Electric model I once saw. It had a HUGE oval speaker mounted on the bottom baffle.

Yeah, I think I have the model you're thinking of. It was made in 1960 by General Electric. That oval speaker is a 9x21. Yes, 9x21. The only set I know of that has a 21" screen and a 21" speaker.


-Ian

Hotpoint is a division of General Electric -- Foe

They are now, but then?

Hotpoint has been part of GE for a long time. Found one reference on the web to back that up, stating that it was GE subsidiary in the 1930's.

From http://www.chemheritage.org/exhibits/ex-oral-detail.asp?ID=129&Numb=1 : Although the Depression caused severe cuts in job opportunities, Rochow found employment with the Hotpoint Company, a General Electric Company subsidiary, where he conducted research on periclase.

Yeah, they go way back, 1920s, maybe before. I have a Hotpoint waffle iron that I still use, it has to be from the 20s anyway and they state clearly that it is a GE product. I've got a number of sales flyers for different late 50s Hotpoint TV's, but so far no TV to go with them!

James J Nance was the president of Hotpoint before he took over Packard around 1953. When he did so, GE purchased a big block of Packard stock as a vote of confidence in him. This backs up the case for GE being the parent ownership of Hotpoint.

While at Hotpoint, Nance introduced the "Pushbutton Kitchen" and not so coincidentally also introduced pushbutton gear selection on the Packards too......in advance of the competition (if memory serves)

Anthony

Hotpoint has been part of GE for a long time. Found one reference on the web to back that up, stating that it was GE subsidiary in the 1930's.

Oh. :)




I always thought Hotpoint refrigerators were kinda dumb.

I have a Hotpoint freezer :yes: -- Foe

I have a Hotpoint freezer :yes: -- Foe
Does it keep things cold or hot? :D

The old commercials from the 50's had a jingle at the end. Sing it now "General Electric...Hotpoint"

Dave A

Yeah, & Nance was the fella who finished off Packard, altho I don't think there was much of anything ANYBODY could have done to have saved 'em. Nance certainly tried hard, & spent tons of money, but it was ultimately all for nought. Too bad... it would have been nice to see what a Packard answer to a '75 Seville or an Escalade or Eldorado would have been....-Sandy G.

Actually, it wasn't Nance's fault, there was a chain of events beyond his or anyone else's control......although the purchase of Studebaker without a thorough examination of their books was a fatal error. Long story behind all of this which I won't annoy others with (too late! LOL)

Anthony

I believe the Hotpoint name first came from an electric iron that had a "hot point".

Correct! As to the fridge question, at least Sears had the good sense not to market a Coldspot iron....

When I was growing up, in the 70s, both sets of grandparents had 21" GE consoles from the 50s sitting in their basements and both worked great. I was fortunate enough to inherit one of them, and its chassis is identical to the Hotpoint set in the auction. There's actually two speakers in it. The one that's visible is 6 x 12" and a bit of twinlead slips under it to connect to a smaller speaker underneath--hence the "co-axial" emblem. But my other grandparents TV, which could have been from the same model year (or close) but didn't have a remote control tuner, did have that humongous oval speaker, though I don't recall if it was quite as wide as the screen (which isn't 21" wide anyway).

Hotpoint developed the sealed calrod heating element for electric stoves in the
20's that is still in use today. GE puchased hotpoint to get the patent for
the calrod.