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That is EXTREMELY rare to see ANYTHING of any brand name on I Love Lucy. They were very careful never to allow any open back door to a product placement problem, as the paying sponsors could sue for giving "free" time or favoritism whilst charging hefty royalties for the use of the brand name in the show. Even though they didn't show the Motorola logo, it would have been obvious to to anyone in the TV business at the time. All of the other TVs were fakes, except for one episode where the Ricardos' TV was an obvious Westinghouse, but the name was removed, and knobs were replaced in disguise. And I think there was trouble about that one. The episodes where they drove to Hollywood in their new Pontiac convertible, and in which they sold their 1923 Cadillac touring sedan, were sponsored by General Motors, so that was kosher.
Charles
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Collecting & restoring TVs in Los Angeles since age 10
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