Early Color Television
Later Color Sets (1955-65)
1955 Sets
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RCA CTC-2B model 21CT55, based on the CT-100 chassis |
RCA TM-21 Monitor Courtesy of John Folsom |
TLS50. Based around the CTC-2B chassis (21CT-55), with no modifications to the basic chassis, except to leave off the convergence yoke assembly. All the circuitry associated with the fantastic control panel is passive components, used to adjust the bias on the 3 CRTs, and set up the vertical and horizontal sweep and focus. The projection optics are 3 Norelco Protelgram boxes, with special versions of the 3NP4 CRTs, with blue, green and yellow phosphors, and a red Wratten filter. Courtesy of John Folsom
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1956/57 Sets
Admiral Patrician
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1957 Admiral
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Admiral Ambassador C322C17 Courtesy of John Folsom
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Admiral Ambassador C22C27 |
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Capehart 31T216, 36C216M-5
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1957 DuMont |
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1956-57 General Electric 21C700 Courtesy of Sean Duffy
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Courtesy of Charles Sanders
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1956 Magnavox
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1957 Magnavox
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Courtesy of John Folsom
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Muntz 721 CV. Built around an RCA CTC5-N chassis. This is the Deluxe Series, which used X and Z wide-band demodulation producing a superior color picture. Courtesy of John Folsom
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Stromberg Carlson 102CM Courtesy of John Folsom |
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Courtesy of John Horvath
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Sylvania 31C606 "The Saratoga" |
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Muntz Chromatron Set
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1958-59 Sets
RCA's first automated production line for color CRTs
RCA CTC-7 (1958) |
RCA CTC-9 (1959)
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Sears-Toshiba 16 inch. The first rectangular screen set from Japan (1965) |
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General Electric Porta Color (1966) |
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