Maker Info
Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc
After supervising tube production at Westinghouse from 1924, Allen B. DuMont founded his company in 1931 in Montclair, New Jersey. It was known as the Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, Inc.
In 1932, DuMont invented the "Magic Eye" cathode ray tube and sold rights to RCA. In 1933, he invented an early form of radar, which he did not patent. The US military asked him to keep it secret.
In 1937 DuMont began manufacturing the first all-electronic, commercial television receivers, which were based upon his improved cathode-ray tube. He is also known for developing the modern laboratory ocilloscope.
DuMont was a member of the National Television Standards Committee (NTSC). In 1946 he established the DuMont TV Network with stations WABD (New York) and WTTG (Washington, DC). The Dumont network grew to 200 stations and was sold to Metromedia in 1956.
The DuMont Laboratories produced high-quality televisions until 1958, when it sold the consumer products division to Emerson.
The cathode-ray tube division was sold to Fairchild Camera and Instrument in 1960, creating the A. B. DuMont Division of Fairchild.