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Surviving Early Color Set DatabaseThis database includes all surviving early color sets we are aware of. If you have information on the location of any of any early color sets, please contact us. All information will be kept in confidence. With their consent, we will publish the owner's name here. Edited and Maintained by Ed Reitan and Steve McVoy. Contact either Ed or Steve with updates and comments. For more detailed information on early color sets, see Ed's site. Sets added in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Field Sequential Sets
Early NTSC SetsThe following table shows prototype and first generation production sets made by U. S. manufacturers. [ ] indicates model number. ( ) indicates quantity reported but not verified. FT (Field Test) means a receiver that was used in "Field Testing" of the NTSC Standards from late 1951 until May 1953. The NTSC submitted its petition after this testing to the FCC in July 1953. PT (Prototype) is a set with a metal-cone CRT, or with screw socket mountings, or with no engraved stamping on the chassis, or which would have been made in very small quantities, or has characteristics/circuit additions that would indicate it is an experimental/prototype set All other sets were either sold to the public, or have characteristics that made it clear that the manufacturer had developed them to the point where they could be sold.
Notes: * Chassis only ** Cabinet only 1) 200 units were manufactured for use by RCA distributors and NBC affiliates for demonstrations of the first coast-to-coast colorcast of the January 1, 1954 Tournament of Roses Parade. 2) Approximately 4400 RCA CT-100s were made. Count for surviving RCA CT-100 from Pete Deksnis' site. Pete reports that 37 of these sets are opertional. If you are an owner of a RCA CT-100, Pete would like to hear from you. 3) Approximately 500 H840CK15s were made. For more on Westinghouse H840CK15 go to Marlin Mackley's site. 4) Preproduction prototype, with different HV section and extra chassis for color AFC. 5) One surviving set has a Hytron CRT. 6) See this page about "clone" CTC-4 sets 7) Probably made by Raytheon 8) Approximately 3000 RCA 21CT55s were made, using the a CTC-2 chassis similar to that used in the CT-100. See Pete Deksnis' site. |