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Old 12-25-2012, 10:18 AM
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There isn't any production CTC-1, but hypothetically that would have been the chassis number in the RCA Models 1 through 5 developmental limited preproduction sets. CTC-2 was the first commercially-sold RCA color TV (CT-100; 1954), and the second was the CTC-2B (21CT55; 1954 1/2-1955). Little do most collectors know, but there IS a CTC-3. It's the designation of the dynamic convergence subchassis in the 21CT55 ;-) . From then on, the chassis numbers were CTC-4 (1956), 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, etc etc. Not sure why some were skipped, unless they're foreign market models, or were just bombed off the drawing board....

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