Does any one own a 1950s Magnavox color tv?
 

Does anyone have or know someone who has a 1950s Magnavox color television?

They did make a few didn't they.

There is only one model that may have been built, in 1955-56, and none are known to still exist. Here is the Early Television Foundation link with a picture:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_ctc_clone.html

Yes, otherwise I would not have a Sam's folder for a CTC-4 clone.

Has anybody seen one?

In the "COLOR TELEVISION" 1957 edition published by Radio & Television News they list all the available color sets for that year. One Magnavox color set is listed. Model: Cmud-477. Unlike the other sets, no picture is included. The article states: "The Magnavox Co. is retailing one color TV set available in either mahogany or blonde at $695.00. The basc chassis for this receiver is supplied by the RCA Victor Company - the cabinet is by Magnavox. Service for these sets is available from the RCA Service Co". If these sets were even produced, they would, at this 1957 date, be CTC-5 clones. I have never seen or read of this model. There is no SAMS listing for the Cmud-477. The Magnavox CTC-4 clones were available in at least two model styles.

-Steve D.

This guy is selling an early Maggie color TV- at least he thinks he is!

http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/3056389621.html

That's was also posted by zenithfan1 under "Crackhead alert: 12AU7, $50- EACH TUBE!"

Yeah, I didn't see it here and posted in nick's crackhead thread.

Ha Ha! I'll pay that guy $10,000. If he can produce a color image on that set. The colors black & white and all the shades of gray in between don't count.

-Steve D.

It may be a Magnavox, but it's not color.

At least it has UHF....I think. Since it's in Austin, Texas, which has mostly UHF TV stations (or had, before DTV), I would think it would have a UHF tuner. The only VHF station in Austin, if I remember correctly what I've read of the area's TV stations, is KLBJ-TV on channel 7. The rest are (or again, were) UHF, so that set would have almost certainly had a UHF tuner built in unless a UHF converter was used ahead of the VHF tuner.

This Christmas, Follow the Stars to Magnavox
 

Hope someone gives that little thing the home it deserves, nice that it still seems complete.

Magnavox CTC4 color set
 

I have the Maggie CTC4 color set in the french prov cabinet. Owned since 1967.

Julian, could you send me a picture of the Magnavox for our website? Also the model number?

Thanks.

I am glad to be found wrong! :)