Conrac CYA 17" Color Monitor

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

I wonder if this was the same tube used in the consumer 1958 model Westinghouse sets? I thought that was a 22" though. If they were different I wonder if our rectangular color CRT came out first?

Those CRT's were made by CBS-Hytron. The earlier 19" rounds that Motorola, CBS and Raytheon used, were made by them, as well.
I guess, you could consider the 22" first, but it was a flop, where the early 60's Toshiba, must have been considered a success.
I'm one of the sorriest people on earth, that I dumped the Toshiba-built Sears set, years ago. I haven't seen one before, or since.