Market values of vintage color sets
 

Tim,

The 1960's color sets' values don't come anywhere near the $6,000-$8,000 of a working Merrill or the $1,000-$3,000 values of early post-war B/W sets, but at $200-$500 they're still quite worthwhile to restore. The CTC11 brought $400 which I considered to be a pretty good price. I expect to be able to create a full-time position for an assistant sometime next year at the rate the company's income is growing, and I hope to start manufacturing and marketing some of the products I've been developing within 2-3 years. For now, I'm just glad to have all my bills paid on time and to have created a part-time job that keeps a high school kid busy a few evenings and Saturdays. I learned this week that my teenage son needs to build a little more muscle before he's ready to take on the duties of the job. He almost dropped that Sylvania set on the stairs, but he managed to set his end down gently enough that the set survived the trip out of the basement. After a short break (while I supported most of the set's weight), we got the set moved to its new temporary home.

John

Big Bucks!
 

Hi John,
I'm not sure when working CT-100's got to $6000-$8000 in value, but I'm pleasenty surprised. :p:

Steve-o, time to unload that thing! :D

Dear Steve,

As I recall, one sold on eBay in about August, had only been partially recapped, and went for somewhere around $6,000 as I recall. The $8,000 figure was a guess, assuming a fully-recapped set should fetch another $2,000.

John

CT-100s aren't worth that much yet. The last sale I know of was a couple of months ago - a fully restored set, working, sold for just under $3000.

So nice to see these set actually working for a change!

VERY PRETTY!!!! (wish i had one)
Marlin

ct-100 cabinet colors
 

hi all,one thing i have noticed is that the cabinet colors seem to be a tad different,steve d's and steve k's and mine seem different.
i know white balance and lighting make a major role on the overall
photgraph taken ..but was there 2 different cabinet choices back then..?
steve d's set looks more like mine..steve k's looks a lot different,
actualy i like his cabinet color better than mine..
(how many other steve's own a ct-100?:)..)
terry

CT-100 finish
 

My CT-100, which can be viewed elsewhere on this site, was re-finished by me some years ago. The original owner had at his wife's request painted it antique white. It was quite a job to strip it. I believe Steve McVoy posted on his site a picture of two original CT-100's with different factory finishes.

I have had three CT-100s next to each other, and the finishes varied a lot. I don't think they were different originally, though there might have been some small variation in the color. It is more likely that different sets have been stored in different conditions and have aged accordingly.

Steve D's RCA CTC-5
 

Steve D asked me to post these pictures of his RCA CTC-5 "Wingate" model in maple. I have seen this set up close and it looks like it just left the factory. It is also in working condition.

Steve K

Here is a picture of Steve's Wingate open. That is the original owner's manual sitting in front of the set.

SteveD,

Wow! That sure is a beauty...and you found one without a record player too! :)

Trouble with these is they take up a lot of space, as those of us who collect them know well.

Thanx SteveK for posting.

Rob

my ctc10 that came out of a barn
 

this ctc10 came out of a barn. the cabinet was rough. had it refinished. replaced all electrolytics. then had a crt built by video display corp. it works great and has excellent brightness. i also have another ctc10 that was hardley used and 2 ctc9,s one ctc16. i will try to get them posted soon:D

almost new rca ctc10
 

this rca ctc-10 is almost new. all but 2 tubes were original. the horizontal output had gone to air. slowley powered it up and it worked great. first picture is just after replacing the output tube.
second picture before i cleaned it up. third picture after cleanup on the inside. it has since developed an intermitting video problem.
it acts like you are turning up the brightess then down kinda fast.
sockets are fine as all solder connection and tubes. maby a cap breaking down. high volt is stable. will dig into it before long. steve