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Originally Posted by 7"estatdef
It's listed in Sam's as Folder 461-1 which makes it late '59
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Correct. I think this is actually a 1960 model due to the model number, and also the fact that it's covered in the 1960 "Supreme" manual.
Incidently, 1960 is probably getting near the end of the line for 24" B&W TV's, as that size was pretty much being phased out when the new more squared-off looking 23" B&W rectangular tubes started replacing the old (more rounded-cornered) 21" B&W CRTs. As far as I know, no manufacturer bothered to replace the 24" B&W CRT size with something new having a more modern, more square-cornered shape.(*) By that time, the "high-end" TV buyer would have been more pushed towards purchacing a color set anyway, rather than a "big screen" B&W TV.
(*) Similarly, shortly afterwards, the old 17" size for B&W CRTs was phased out in favor of the more squared-off 19" CRT, which later became re-designated 18V, and replaced with an even more squared-off 19V size.