Came across a large blonde cabinet today thrifting. No chassis or back but it did have the schematic still taped on the inside...checked out Ed Reitan's site and it is a CTC-4. A little wear on top but would be great for anyone that needed a replacement. It was $40. Any interest?

In a side note, I went to a sale today and they had a mid-later 60's Coronado color set (not a roundie). Sale ends tomorrow.

Hmmm, my CTC4-dar is going off... First there's a CTC4 knob on the Bay, now a cabinet. Only a matter of time before someone finds the whole thing now! lol

There is bound to be somebody out there who could use a better CTC-4 cabinet. In general that price isn't anything to get excited about but those are pretty rare sets.

I'd like to see somebody grab that Coronado. They hardly ever show up.

I might try to get the Coronado if it is still there. A large 50's rambler in an affluent western suburb is coming down (sadly). It was pretty nice at one time and full of stuff Everything is for sale. Get this..what is left in the house tomorrow is going to be burned (I guess it is cheaper to burn it down vs. tear it down).

Years ago I stumbled upon a farmstead that was slated to be burned/bulldozed. There were probably a couple dozen old TV sets there, maybe more. I saved what I could but time was short. I know that lots of late 50s/early 60s bw consoles got burnt up.

Gary, I would definitely buy that CTC-4 cabinet if you have the room to store it. Someone is very likely to have an extra chassis that could be restored to make a complete set, and those are very rare sets.

Gary,

I would like to have it. Check your messages.

Thanks!

Gary, - and Bob G.

I don't want the cabinet, but I do need a pencil box (cover broken off and missing for 30+ years thanks to my then young nephew and nieces), and the V - shaped trim under the RCA Victor nameplate (same reason!).

Regards,
Jim

Jim,

If I get the cabinet, I may have an extra pencil box that you can have from the cabinet that I toss out. I will let you know.

Thanks Bob for the generous offer!

Keeping fingers crossed.

Regards,
Jim

Am checking for Bob - shop is church run and closed on Sunday but I will check on Monday after work.

I got word from Gary that he has picked the cabinet up and it is now in his possession. John Folsom and I will be making a road trip from Milwaukee to Minneapolis on Wednesday to pick the cabinet up.

Gary reports that the cabinet is in very good condition and it is (get this) A full door Cheltingham CTC4 model. :banana:

I will post photos later this week after I get it back to Milwaukee.

Jim... It looks as if I will have a pencil box to donate to your ctc4 pretty soon. It will be a plain brown one. I will contact you as soon as it becomes available.

Sweet, it seems all we ever see around here is the Director 21 model.

Here are a couple photos of the CTC4 Cheltingham cabinet we picked up from Gary yesterday. In general the cabinet is in very good condition with the exception of some scratches on one side and water marks on the top. The top and sides will need to be refinished, but the doors and inside the doors are in like new condition. The decals, grill cloth and pencile box are just like new.

My plans are to canibalize one of my 2 crummy Haviland model ctc4 sets to restore this fantastic Cheltingham to opperational status.

Many thanks to Gary for getting this for me. It is one of the best items in my collection.

That is a beauty. :yes:

Since this cabinet was apparently never modified, it sort of makes one wonder where the original chassis ended up. :scratch2:

Very nice clean cabinet. Too bad the chassis is missing, it was a Deluxe chassis.

Very nice, I am glad it was saved and will become a complete TV again.

Very nice clean cabinet. Too bad the chassis is missing, it was a Deluxe chassis.

I don't think there was a 'cheap' version of the CTC-4 like there was with the othe later models, they were all Deluxe.

I would certainly agree (for what its worth!) that it is great that this cabinet did not get smashed up in a dump. As we all grow older, time marches on and slowly these treasures (to us) will disappear. I feel lucky to have gotten a CTC-9C for $50 and it at least now has a raster. Don't have time to work on it right now because I am moving from Maryland to Florida this fall.

Bravo!

I don't think there was a 'cheap' version of the CTC-4 like there was with the othe later models, they were all Deluxe.

right, just one chassis, but a number of circuit updates were suggested and published in later service data. Unique RCA chassis design.

Bob,

Great that you were able to secure that cabinet. And, while that CTC-4 "Cheltenham" model is a rare find, you have the extremely rare birch finish cabinet to boot. The majority were in mahogany.

-Steve D.

Bob,

Great that you were able to secure that cabinet. And, while that CTC-4 "Cheltenham" model is a rare find, you have the extremely rare birch finish cabinet to boot. The majority were in mahogany.

-Steve D.

It almost looks like there are remnants of a Blonde finish in the door hinge area. Or maybe that’s just the way the light is reflecting off it. In any event I love the current finish of that cabinet.

That is a beautiful cabinet, I wonder if it was stripped for a Fishtank or Liquor Cabinet project? :thumbsdn:

A TV serviceperson wouldn't have removed the mask and glass just to work on it.

Bob even speculated that perhaps the shop that had it removed the guts so they could sell just the bare cabinet...

This IS common practice to scrap innards to make a console cabinet for flat screen. Does anyone have the burl type door cabinet of the ctc4, any survivors??

Here is my mahogany Cheltenham. Like many of RCA's cabinets, the book-matched doors are a faux finish. :thumbsdn: Fortunately, mine is in good condition. The birch version Bob has is extremely handsome. Hard to decide which version I like better, but I am lucky to have the one I do.

Man, I'd love to have a full door 4 they are very pretty.