[Steve D.]

Very nice Strathmore there. Forum member Steve K. has that same model in the Bleached Birch finish.
RCA was still trying to clear their CTC-5 stock well after the CTC-7 & 9's were in production. Some local store ads here in Los Angeles still offered new CTC-5's for sale in 1959. These sets were sold at discounted prices with generous trade-ins for your old set. I've owned and seen many CTC-5 models over the years and note that some have the word/decal "COLOR" on the inside of the safety glass and some don't. I'm not sure when RCA made this change. The CTC-5 "Lockhaven" model had the word COLOR on the mask itself as did all CTC-7 & 9 models.


-Steve D.