Does anyone have or know someone who has a 1950s Magnavox color television?

They did make a few didn't they.

There is only one model that may have been built, in 1955-56, and none are known to still exist. Here is the Early Television Foundation link with a picture:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_ctc_clone.html

They did make a few didn't they.

Yes, otherwise I would not have a Sam's folder for a CTC-4 clone.

Has anybody seen one?

In the "COLOR TELEVISION" 1957 edition published by Radio & Television News they list all the available color sets for that year. One Magnavox color set is listed. Model: Cmud-477. Unlike the other sets, no picture is included. The article states: "The Magnavox Co. is retailing one color TV set available in either mahogany or blonde at $695.00. The basc chassis for this receiver is supplied by the RCA Victor Company - the cabinet is by Magnavox. Service for these sets is available from the RCA Service Co". If these sets were even produced, they would, at this 1957 date, be CTC-5 clones. I have never seen or read of this model. There is no SAMS listing for the Cmud-477. The Magnavox CTC-4 clones were available in at least two model styles.

-Steve D.

This guy is selling an early Maggie color TV- at least he thinks he is!

http://austin.craigslist.org/atq/3056389621.html

That's was also posted by zenithfan1 under "Crackhead alert: 12AU7, $50- EACH TUBE!"

Yeah, I didn't see it here and posted in nick's crackhead thread.

Ha Ha! I'll pay that guy $10,000. If he can produce a color image on that set. The colors black & white and all the shades of gray in between don't count.

-Steve D.

It may be a Magnavox, but it's not color.

At least it has UHF....I think. Since it's in Austin, Texas, which has mostly UHF TV stations (or had, before DTV), I would think it would have a UHF tuner. The only VHF station in Austin, if I remember correctly what I've read of the area's TV stations, is KLBJ-TV on channel 7. The rest are (or again, were) UHF, so that set would have almost certainly had a UHF tuner built in unless a UHF converter was used ahead of the VHF tuner.

Hope someone gives that little thing the home it deserves, nice that it still seems complete.

I have the Maggie CTC4 color set in the french prov cabinet. Owned since 1967.

Julian, could you send me a picture of the Magnavox for our website? Also the model number?

Thanks.

none are known to still exist.

I have the Maggie CTC4 color set in the french prov cabinet. Owned since 1967.
I am glad to be found wrong! :)

Ha Ha! I'll pay that guy $10,000. If he can produce a color image on that set.

Watch out that he doesn't just remove the B&W CRT and chassis, and stick in a color BPC set... :thumbsdn:

Hey i would love to see it.

Guess we will never see it.

Here's an ad I found on eBay for a 1961? Magnavox, which is just an RCA CTC11 in a Magnavox cabinet.
The view out the window of the Empire State Building tells us who the target market was for this set, upscale shoppers who lived in expensive Skyscraper Apartments, i.e. Don Draper types.

I like the matching stereo and speakers. I doubt you'll ever find all 3 together.

I like the matching stereo and speakers. I doubt you'll ever find all 3 together.

Yeah...Wonder how many of them Bad Bois did they sell ? And how many survived for 50 years ? Prolly could count the remaining sets, & not use up all the fingers of one hand...

Could there have been/was there a separate cabinet for the AM/FM tuner, amp, and phono that the TV audio was connected to to drive the abutting speakers? Would not be TV stereo sound, but would have sounded MUCH better than the speaker in the TV cabinet. Sure would like to find that set-up!! :yes:
Thanks for the post and ad!!!
Kevin

I want to see the magnavox ctc-4.

I want to see the magnavox ctc-4.

Here's the 1956 Magnavox CTC-4 clone in the colonial cabinet: http://www.earlytelevision.org/images/magnavox_1956.jpg

And the 1956 Magnavox CTC-4 clone in contemporary cabinet: http://www.earlytelevision.org/images/magnavox_21_in.jpg

-Steve D.

Does anyone have a real picture?

The amp/tuner is probably built into one of the speakers

Does anyone have a real picture?

I doubt it. And you're welcome.

-Steve D.

If you look at the fine print on the Ad it says you can buy the TV or the Stereo now and add the other later, in other words they were two separate units.

I doubt it. And you're welcome.

-Steve D.

;)...

I have the Maggie CTC4 color set in the french prov cabinet. Owned since 1967.



Julian, could you send me a picture of the Magnavox for our website? Also the model number?

Thanks.

This is just a little informed conjecture: it may take Julian quite a while to reach his Maggie depending on how deep it's buried.

If I had a little help on an early morning, I could get to it rather easily with the help. Everything I have seems to have to be big and heavy. The TK42 on top of it is about 270 lbs. There is also some box stuff in front of it. Anyone live close by who likes to dig??

Still waiting on that pic!

And waiting.

tvtimeisfun has a 1950s b/w maggie, but that doesnt help.:banana:

Been a while. I would still love to see it.

It may be a Magnavox, but it's not color.

At least it has UHF....I think. Since it's in Austin, Texas, which has mostly UHF TV stations (or had, before DTV), I would think it would have a UHF tuner. The only VHF station in Austin, if I remember correctly what I've read of the area's TV stations, is KLBJ-TV on channel 7. The rest are (or again, were) UHF, so that set would have almost certainly had a UHF tuner built in unless a UHF converter was used ahead of the VHF tuner.

IIRC, all CTC4's had UHF tuners. The CT100's and CTC2b's had a strip type tuner, that were easily converted to UHF reception. :yes: