WW2 electronic surplus, and product placement.

[transmaster]

One of the thing I enjoy doing with 1950’s science fiction movies is to look at the surplus electronics used on the movie sets. I actually have working examples of some of it in my mancave. I was watching Cat Women of The Moon. Most of the equipment I could not ID. But at this time William (Bill) J. Halligan president of Hallicrafters was one of the earliest businessmen to realize the value of product placement to increase sales. So prominently placed on this set you will see a Hallicrafters SX-42, and to it’s right the matching speaker the R-42.





Hallicrafters SX-42


Hallicrafters R-42

 

[Pio1980]

Raymond Lowey studios design. Halli used them for a while.

 

[Pio1980]

Saw a Hammarlund SP-600 in a monitor console in The shape of water.

 

[sol7]

I'm always on the look out for gear in movies I watch. There was one movie/show with Frank Sinatra (maybe) as some kinda spy/agent. In it was a van with surveillance gear. The rack used was the exact one I have. Thought that was cool.

 

[2011etec]

Just like a kid I do the what car is that, when I watch 40-70,s movies.I watched every Highway Patrol to see the Buicks and other cool cars.

 

[Pio1980]

Just like a kid I do the what car is that, when I watch 40-70,s movies.I watched every Highway Patrol to see the Buicks and other cool cars.

My S.O. and I are car guys, he post-WW-II, me pre. Between us, we can spot the "time-machine" cars that dont belong in a scene, or the beaters that are newer than the nice ones, usually utility or trucks.

 

[gadget73]

I was doing that watching Stranger Things. Its set in 1983-84, and there is at least one Towncar that is an 85-89 model.