General Information

Serial #

B9003833

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MAHOGANY/ GLASS/ BRASS/BAKELITE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

73.5 cm

Width

64.8 cm

Height

102.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Tennessee

Period

C.1954- 1972.

Canada

CANADA DID NOT GET COLOUR TV UNTIL 1967. SET ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY STATION WSM-TV IN NASHVILLE FOR WSM'S PRESIDENT, JOHN DEWITT. VENDOR OBTAINED THE SET FROM WSM IN 1966 & USED BY HIM IN TULLAHOMA, TN UNTIL 1972.

Function

Unknown

Technical

RCA MODEL CT-100 WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL MODEL COLOUR TV RECEIVER OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS SET WAS ONE OF RCA'S 1ST COLOR MODELS EMPLOYING THE NTSC COLOUR STANDARD. IT WAS ADOPTED AS THE US STANDARD IN 1953.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NAME PLATE BETWEEN DIALS ON FRONT 'RCA VICTOR'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CABINET- RED MAHOGANY/ GLASS COVERS A 12" T.V. SCREEN/ BRASS FRAME HOLDS GLASS IN, BELOW ARE 2 SET OF KNOBS, A SMALLER IN FRONT OF LARGER/ SMALLER KNOB IS CHANNEL SELECTOR/ BETWEEN KNOBS & CABINET BOTTOM IS SOUND GRILL/ CABINET RESTS ON 4 SHORT LEGS/ ON LEFT SIDE JUST REAR OF CENTRE IS AN OBLONG HOLE CONTAINING 2 BAKELITE KNOBS, CONVERGENCE & FOCUS/ REAR VIEW, UPPER RIGHT CORNER ARE NUMBERS '866' CUT IN/ ON TOP CENTRE A MFG. LABEL. ANTENNA IS IN THE LOWER LEFT. INSTRUCTIONS PASTED INSIDE. VERY GOOD- CABINET IN DISPLAY CONDITION, SET WORKING, BUT PICTURE TUBE RED GONE WEAK, COLOR IS NOT CORRECT/

Decoration

N/A