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The mix of phosphors sounds plausible. You would never notice something like this if you kept the same CRT in one TV for years, or put it in another TV with the same orientation. I know this CRT had a different orientation in its first TV because I had put a little lick of tape on the edge to show me where the top was.
Re cloth, years ago I made a sparkly replacement cloth for a Truetone radio by finding light cloth with the right texture, dying it with tea, and spraying it with glitter from a craft store. I followed that with a very light coat of satin acrylic to help the glitter stay on. It wasn't exactly like the original, but close enough that only another Truetone owner would have raised an eyebrow.
This cloth is huge by comparison. The glitter is actually sparkly threads that wander through the fabric in a vague wavy pattern. Maybe somewhere there is a costume fabric that looks close . . . .
Phil
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