19CK1 for Christmas!

[zenithfan1]

It would look great in my living room........

[josephdaniel]

and mine

[David Roper]

That's been my holy grail set for 30 years, and I do mean the one. Only ten years ago not a single one was verified to exist, so it's truly one of the rarest early color sets.

Just my luck.

[kramden66]

I want a 19CK1 for Christmas , a 19CK1 is all i want ..... No RCA's , no Zenith's , i only like 19CK1's , and 19CK1's like me too.


Seriously Harry nice find.

Mike

[Steve McVoy]

My perception is that Motorola made more blonde sets than most manufacturers. At least 3 of the surviving 19 inch color sets are blonde.

[Sandy G]

Here's fingers 'n' toes crossed hopin' the CRT is good, & we all get to see Glorious Lollipop Color from it soon..

[Charlie]

THAT is certainly a cool find! I, too, have always thought of that set as being the Holy Grail. That 19" CRT better be in good shape... sure would be disappointing to learn that one of the most rare sets we know has a bad tube.

I have a 58-page service manual from Motorola for that baby... and their own schematic. Perhaps I should start working on making some copies it all.

[Steve McVoy]

Charlie, rather than making copies, why don't you scan it and I'll post it on the ETF website for all to see and print, if they want a copy.

[Charlie]

Good point, Steve. I've sent you a PM.

[Steve McVoy]

Here is the result of my poll of 19 inch Motorola serial numbers:

19CK1:

ETF - E2337
Harry Poster - 2100 (not sure if there is a E in front)

19CK2:

ETF - 2193

19CT1:

ETF - Unreadable
Tom Genova - Unreadable
Eric Stumpf - E1905
National Capitol Radio & TV Museum - E2443
Mike Molnar - 14169
John Folsom - 14753

Not sure what to make of these numbers. What does the E mean? Of the 4 digit numbers, the lowest is 1905 and the highest is 2443. Did they start numbering at 1000?

What is the significance of the 5 digit number. One clue might be that Mike Molnar's set is a 19CT1B. I'll ask John Folsom if his is a B.

There were about 4000 CT-100s made and about 140 survive. 17 Motos survive, indicating that a few hundred were probably made.

[David Roper]

There's nothing unusual about starting a sequence at, say, 1700. That would jibe with both the numbers recorded from the existing sets and their rarity.

[hposter]

My set is marked on the back, 19C K1B, and the serial number is E2100.

The tube layout indicates a recent production tube change from 6BL7 vertical osc/output to a 6BX7.

[Steve McVoy]

Well, so much for the idea that the B models had 5 digit serial numbers. Thanks for the information, Harry.

[Steve D.]

Harry,

Looks like the B on the model# was originally an R or perhaps some other letter and changed to a B with blue ink. The same color ink that they used to cover over the 6BL7 tube i.d. on the tube chart.

-Steve D.

[WA3WLJ]

Maybe they ONLY had a " R " Stamp ?