The 1962 Curtis Mathes line production.

[David Roper]

Every time I issue this correction I hope somebody will pay attention...hope springs eternal I guess:

The Honeymooners did not air on Du Mont. I should qualify that statement since the sketch was introduced on Cavalcade of Stars in 1951: if Audrey Meadows is in it, it didn't air on Du Mont. Gleason was lured away from Du Mont by CBS in 1952 and it was on his CBS show that Audrey Meadows first played Alice Kramden. When Gleason produced the "classic 39" episodes of The Honeymooners in 1955-56 there was no Du Mont network programming grid, all its shows other than Boxing having either ceased production or moved to other networks by the late summer of '55.

The Du Mont Electronicam was prominently featured in the show's credits, that and Gleason's previous association with Du Mont makes the conclusion easy to jump to...but The Honeymooners as we all remember it aired on CBS.

[peverett]

Are these scans from a catalog? Or from a magazine? I have a Curtis Mathis TV in the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and they would like to display ads also.

[Glenn Waters]

Hi jhalphen,
I will look in my records and see if I have anything on the early portables!
Hi peverett,
The catalog is "Presenting The New CM Line for 1961"
Serving American Homes for 62 years.
Hi David,
Thank you on the information on the The Honeymooners

[captainmoody]

Glenn, thanks for all the info on CM! A few weeks ago, wanting one of those models for my collection, I purchased one that looks exactly like the "Provincial" except it has the stereo and turntable on top. Is it listed in your '62 catalog or is it maybe a '63 model?

[Glenn Waters]

Hi captainmoody
This is the Hanover with the radio and turntable on top, but she has a nice television in the center. It could be possible that your console was from 1963; are the turntable and radio on top without at television in the center of the console?
Or another idea is that the console was a special order, Curtis Mathes did a number of special orders in the 1960's and 1970's!

[peverett]

Do you have any duplicates of this or other CM catalogs of the same era? The 1960s?

Thanks,

[captainmoody]

Glenn, here is a picture of the combo I have. 1963 maybe?

[JB5pro]

Would anybody here save either "The Imperial Dane" or "The Montgomery" if one of either were to be available? It is likely we will find one or both somewhere, sometime. I suspect nobody here could take one and maybe would not want to.

[AUdubon5425]

Could you imagine taking a flight of stairs with the Montgomery?

[Glenn Waters]

Hi captainmoody!
Oh yes this model was a deluxe package a very sweet console.
I think she is a late 1962 or even a 1963 design, a wonderful awesome find!!

Hi JBSpro,
I would love to have both the "The Imperial Dane" or "The Montgomery" if only I was rich and had a huge house!
So much to save so little time and money

[peverett]

I used to have a blonde Curtis Mathis set similar to Glenn's. It took four people to move it.

[Glenn Waters]

Hi Peverett,
I will look for any duplicates of this or other CM catalogs of the same era!
It took me almost a year to locate the 1961 catalog in my junk out office. My daughter used it in a school project about the 1960's I thought it was gone for good.
Most of my catalogs are in storage in boxes under boxes from the 1980's. I do from time to time see awesome CM catalogs on eBay!

[peverett]

Thanks, I will also be checking online(Ebay and other sources).

The museum has had my TV for 4 years now, so I do not think things are urgent.

By the way, I cleaned out a TV shop in Athen's, Texa and got several Curtis Mathis Televisions, and CM service literature, but no ads.

The old CM plant is just sitting there empty as far as I know. It was empty the last time I was in Athens.

[JB5pro]

Originally Posted by Glenn Waters

Hi captainmoody!
Oh yes this model was a deluxe package a very sweet console.
I think she is a late 1962 or even a 1963 design, a wonderful awesome find!!

Hi JBSpro,
I would love to have both the "The Imperial Dane" or "The Montgomery" if only I was rich and had a huge house!
So much to save so little time and money

I love the built in reel to reel set-up. Is that from the factory like that? I am surprised the color is not matched to other componenets.

[Glenn Waters]

This is for Matthew Corey, hope you get your Royal Dane.