whats the deal with Hoffman?

[peverett]

I have several of the Easy Vision Hoffmans. On the 21 inch consoles and the 17 inch tabletops, the CRT comes out with the chassis. On the consoles(I have not checked the table tops), the green tinted glass is actually a safety glass with a plastic layer sandwiched between two glass layers. Just like auto safety glass. Hoffman used the green glass until at least 1954 as one of my TVs with the tinted glass is of this vintage. The CRTs are not tinted.

I also have a later 1950s Hoffman portable set, but it does not have the green tinted glass.

Another tidbit about Hoffman is that the person suspected of murdering Bob Crane(Hogan's Heros) worked as a technician at Hoffman at one point.