ULTRAVOX MOD. COLORADO 23" SERIE LUSSO 36 YEAR 1968.

The ULTRAVOX  MOD. COLORADO 23" SERIE LUSSO 36  YEAR It's a 23 inches B/W television with VHF andUHF channels selectors.

The set has an interesting technological aspect regarding the chassis technology:
Indeed it's an example of hybrid tech using tubes and Ic's circuits in 1968.

ULTRAVOX S.r.l. RADIO TELEVISIONE — Milano,
Ultravox was a ' Company Italian manufacturer of consumer electronics .
Founded in Milan in 1948 under the name Ultravox by brothers Sergio e Cino Stanghi, Initially devoted to the production of radios. In 1959 the production was moved to a plant in Caronno Pertusella in the provinces of Varese, A Few years later, was the company's Also Transferred to Headquarters, Which Was Transformed into Ultravox Group.Later in the production of Specialized Televisions, In Which sector to the mark won and Ultravox Became famous , with the creation of a special television Completely portable transistors with built-in FM radio tuner, the model with 6 inches of COLIBRI' screen in 1969, designed by John Offredi designers.In general, the models Ultravox distinguished than others, for the design, very original and futuristic, like the Beetle turntable of 1970, created always by Offredi. There were many models of televisions manufactured with built-in turntable.
In the eighties, the Company, was affected by a crisis That Began in the electronics market in financial Difficulties, and for this reason in 1982 was admitted into the list of Companies Within The REL, a public company for the consolidation of Companies electronic form .
In 1988 together with REL Gained Control of the Emerson of Florence, a manufacturer of Televisions.
The factory was started in Siena was reactivated and the production of TVs and VCRs with Ultravox and Emerson brands. In the same year Ultravox launches on market the new version of Radio-TV model Colibri With 6-inch color CRT display and AM / FM tuner.
The unit participated in the selection of the Golden Compass Award of 1989. In the nineties, the company was Overwhelmed by a new crisis, which effectively was more severe than That hit in the decade before. In 1993 he was forced to close and then Went into bankruptcy. To Overcome this situation, the Bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena intervened in the capital of Ultravox , with funding of 8.5 billion pounds . Then Remained only the Siena active plant with 200 employees ITS, Ultravox was aquired by Galaxis Holding, the holding company controlled the German Galaxis , in manufacturer of set-top boxes for receiving satellite TV.Initially the company served as a distributor for the Italian Tuscan Galaxis, then later he Specialized in the production of decoders.Under the new ownership The company came back to grow both in terms of turnover and sales, and in 1996, Ultravox became the leading provider of pay-TV decoders for Telepiù (Failed).

In 1998 the company changed name to Siena SpA Production ITS Galaxis and produced TV sets, VCRs and cable boxes for pay TV with Ultravox and Galaxis brands.In 2000, Ultravox-Galaxis is forced to close due to bankruptcy. In the 2000-Ultravox Galaxis is forced to close two to bankruptcy.The brand Ultravox reappears on the market in 2007 by a distributor in Campania (Italy) with Autovox another Italian brand.