A CT-100 is the crème de la crème of color television because it represents the essence of the second NTSC, which defined color TV technology for the FCC.
As a practical example, here is a picture of the CBS transmitter control room in the Empire State Building in 1955. There sits an RCA T-100.
http://home.att.net/~pldexnis/potpou...mtr_2-1955.jpg
Tim was right to put a realistic reserve on his display set.