RCA 21CT55 #8802897 is Dead

[ohohyodafarted]

My 21ct55 was a steal at $975. I got very very lucky on this purchase. It had a very dead 21axp22. The crt was the original and was from what we believe was probably the first production run of 21axp22's. They used a 20 pin stem left over from production of the 15gp22's, to mount the electron gun assembly. I had the crt rebuilt at a cost of $500. Later the flyback took a crap and I was lucky that my best buddy John had a spare for me. Cabinette needed to be refinished too.

But based on the rarity of this set, I would probably say it is worth more than a working ct100 with a good crt. But that is only my opinion. I think that CT55's are vastly under appreciated. Everyone wants a ct100, of which there are many more. I think there are only about 8 or so CT55's known to exist.

Steve Kissinger paid more for his. But his was in better condition.

FYI: last year I acquired a 1st generation 21" Sylvania color set. Upon close inspection I discovered that it uses the same flyback as the 21ct55. Both sets were produced at about the same time. And both sets are equally rare.