Early Colour

[Dude111]

Thought you all might enjoy these as much as I do!



Isnt it beautiful?? -- The colours so vivid and clear on the vid and the makings in the set??

[Sandy G]

I'm in SERIOUS Lust... Imagine stumbiln' on one o' thease in an Aunty-Kue Store or a yard sale one day..And it had a GOOD 15GP22...Whine, Whimper...(grin)

[Steve McVoy]

This one has a 19VP22:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/cbs_205.html

[reeferman]

I guess the owner deleted the back in favor of the optional chassis illumination kit.
LOL.
Sorry...couldn't resist.
Phil

[Sandy G]

Well, Reeferman, I ain't TOO sorry he did...(grin) Like a LOT of us here, the "Guttiwutts" are almost as impressive as the picture they make...

[Mal Fuller]

I had a Motorola with the 19VP22, but I don't remember the CRT having been mounted with the blue gun down, but maybe it was. Was the 19VP22 always so mounted, or just on the CBS model?

[Aussie Bloke]

I am guessing in the screen picture the bloke in the suit'n'tie is Ed Sullivan and the show is "Toast Of The Town".

[old_tv_nut]

Unless you have documentation claiming this is an actual screen picture, it isn't. It's just a pasted-in photo for use in the advertisement. And yes, that is Ed Sullivan, whose program was on CBS.

[David Roper]

The rectangular mask really shrinks the face of the 19" tube. That, coupled with the fact that the cabinet is big as a combo, makes it look like a 15" set if you don't have a reference to scale.

Here's a pic of mine, which has a 21" tube...



...better illustrating just what a massive beast the 205 is.

I have seen half of the surviving sets; none of them have the earlier CBS-Columbia script logo as illustrated in the ad.

[Aussie Bloke]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Unless you have documentation claiming this is an actual screen picture, it isn't. It's just a pasted-in photo for use in the advertisement. And yes, that is Ed Sullivan, whose program was on CBS.

Haha I knew that , it looks too photo perfect to be an actual screen picture and I know back then in photos and films it was common practice to paste in photos instead of taking screen snaps, I wasn't meaning it was an actual screen picture when I made my statement but referring to the picture on screen.

[John Folsom]

My set also has the later style CBS Columbia badge. But the 19VP22 CRT and CT-100-like IF Video and Color circuitry are capable of delivering a picture almost as good as the pasted in photo in the ad.

[squinter96]

Looking for history and value. Everything works and all original. This link is to the album I created on this site. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This is located in Tennessee.

http://www.videokarma.org/album.php?albumid=608

[rpm1200]

I recognized those pictures from this 1997 American Heritage of Invention and Technology magazine article: http://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/color_wars.pdf
(They are used on the front and back covers of the magazine.)

[Sandy G]

WHERE in Tennessee ?!? (Hopin' its NE Tennessee...Grin)

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

I'm in SERIOUS Lust... Imagine stumbiln' on one o' thease in an Aunty-Kue Store or a yard sale one day..And it had a GOOD 15GP22...Whine, Whimper...(grin)

The pic is outstanding for sure!!

I havent seen one @ salvation army but I do look thru the TVs once in awhile and im sure something like this would stick out