RCA CTC-4 Who owns one?
 

A roster of RCA CTC-4 color receivers is being compiled for Steve McVoy's Early Television Museum (ETF) "Early color receivers" page. I believe there are several collectors/forum members who own this model. A brief post here on the AK Forum with model#. A picture, if possible, would also be appreciated. There were 5 models offered. Check out the model lineup courtesy of Ed Reitan's Color TV History site.

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Detailed model info: CTC-4 Series

Seville 21-CT-661UMahogany / Blonde,
Director 21-CT-662UMahogany / Blonde,
Haviland 21-CT-660UMahogany / Blonde
Cheltenham 21-CT-663UMahogany / Birch
Gainsborough 21-CT-664UMaple / Walnut

Again, this is a request for RCA CTC-4 models only at this time.

Thanks,
-Steve D.

I've got one in working order, no picture for the moment but can have one later
model is Seville 21-CT-661UMahogany. the set is in Italy

I've got one
http://www.pakratz.com/ctc4.html
The Seville
Paid $100 for it.
Haven't restored it.
Fred

Cheltenham 21
 

Steve D,

I have the Cheltenham 21 (cTC4B) in good working order.

Wish I had one...****mournful sigh****-Sandy G.

BTW Steve D, This set is already in the McVoy/Reitan database.

Is the CTC-4 the chassis that uses that big HV interlock plug? Or was that the 5? I've heard of but never seen a set with it - My 7 sure doesn't have one and I don't think the 9 did either.

Hello Avalon!
 

I've got one in working order, no picture for the moment but can have one later
model is Seville 21-CT-661UMahogany. the set is in Italy

Hello Avalon! I'm an italian tv collector too! I live in Florence.Could you tell me if there are places in our country where to find early american televisions like the one you mention? I own a ct 100 rca victor I bought in the states. I got to several vintage fairs but no luck at all with such things,only pieces of junk sold at gold prices!

Ed Reitan's CTC4
 

Thanks to all for responding and making this list of early color sets complete. You can contact me to let me know of surviving color sets at [email protected]

The McVoy/Reitan list is meant to cover the first NTSC Field Test sets (if any are found), 16" metal crt prototypes, 15GP22 sets, 19" sets, the first 21" set by each manufacturer using a 21AXP22, and the few 22" Rectangular color sets. I have identified what was built, and are looking for you to say what you know is still surviving.

Yes, before you comment, we know the 21CT55 was RCA's first 21" set - but it was made in small quantities. Really the CTC4 was, as Steve Dichter has said, "RCA's first major marketing of a line of color receivers."

I have a CTC4A, 21CT662U, Director 21 (in mahogany) which is operational and a Hallicrafters 21CK801 (in mahogany). The Hallicrafters used their cabinet to house an early RCA CTC4 chassis. I bought that Hallicrafters as a 15 year old using my paper route monies and would spend hours (over a hot chassis) trying to converge it.

I previously had a Seville (thrown out years ago by my Fraternity brothers at UCLA). Recently, the only other known surviving Hallicrafters 21 was destroyed in a fire.

Ed Reitan

Ed Reitan's Color Television History Web Site is at:
http://www.novia.net/~ereitan

Ctc4 Chassis
 

nasadowsk,

The CTC4 is the chassis with the funky HV interlock. Pull the teflon plug out, and the HV output is shorted to ground. Of course, if you power up the set with the interlock plug pulled out, bad things happen!

I talked to the man making the CTC 4 Flybacks and he owned a CTC 4. It was a blonde table top model. That was his motivation for making the flybacks.

I now own his beautiful CTC 9.


polaraman

I shoulda pointed out why I was asking - someone was selling a degauss coil on fleabay with an HV interlock cheater. Never saw one before. Was the '4 the only set that used the interlock plug?

How is he coming along making the CTC-4 flybacks? It seemed his work has improved some based on someone I corresponded with who got one of his flybacks. Unfortunately, that person hasn't gotten back with me as to whether or not he got around to trying it (and if it worked).

Did I follow you right that you bought that CTC-9 off him?



Joe

I wish I had a CTC 4 to try out one of the flybacks. It seems as though he had a CTC 4 working. I have not heard from him in a little while. I am going to have him look at the CTc 15 flyback. Supplies of those flybacks seem to be drying up.


I bought his CTC 9 that was in storage here in Georgia. He was waiting for a moving company to pick it up and move to California. He found a CTC 5 that he liked better. I gave him money for the CTC 9 and he bought the CTC 5. The CTC 9 I bought was a beautiful set. Good 21CYP22 and all.



polaraman

Absolutely right, Joe, I still did not try the flyback.Lack of time nothing esle. Will get my act together eventually