And perhaps used the deep plastic back from the portable, as well. The pictures from this eBay listing show some construction details:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RCA-Mini-Co....c100011.m1850

IMHO, a side view, with that back sticking out sorta spoils the illusion. :thumbsdn:

not affiliated, jr

That's the plan as of right now, but suddenly the local supplies of old TVs went dry. I used to pick up sets every couple days but now nothing.

Looks like an ideal prop for a doll house!

Based on the knobs and newer logo, that was a 1969 or 1970 model. And by then, meeting price points of under $100 for BW sets dictated cloning a basic design which mandated use of compactrons to the chagrin of RCA and delight of GE:D

Thanks to Steve for posting the mini-console and JR for the ebay ad, the distributor's salesmen enjoyed showing those off I bet. :thmbsp:

I don't either one scored in that respect! The last of the tube based RCA's used Japanese sourced tubes in their products.
I have a CTC51K, 1974 issue set, where all the original factory tubes were Japanese but the 3A3, which was original.
Those small B/W sets had Japanese tubes as well.

Dang 1974? I had no idea they made tube sets that late. I always just assumed that tube sets died off in the late 60s, but I wasn't around then :D .

The first SS color sets started appearing in the late 60's (the first B&W SS was the 1959 Philco Safari), and most makers dropped tube/SS hybrid and went full SS in 1975. GE kept making their all tube Portacolor (almost unchanged from its 1965 circuit design) until at least 1978...Tube monochrome sets stopped somewhere in the 70's