What year is this Motorola TV?

[Ken K]

Greetings all,

New member here and glad I found the site. I have a Motorola I picked up a few years back and curious as to what year its from. Ive had no luck thru the searching Ive done online and figured it would be an easy one for some one here. Its b&w and carries model #Y23K60M and serial #D492140. I bought it with the crt having previously been removed. Im doing a renovation of a 1956 ranch home and my plan is to furnish it from the period.

I know most here probably wouldnt like to hear this but I would like to use the old cabinet and install a color chassis from a newer color crt set. I figure it would be a pretty straight forward job but any advice/tips from anyone who has done this would be appreciated.

One question I do have in doing this is exactly what size newer set to look for? I assume the "23" in the model # of the Motorola refers to it being a 23" set. The actual viewable diagonal measurement inside the frame is 22.5". Do the newer crt sets differ in any way compared to the old ones as to size or should I just look for any 23" model to use in the Motorola cabinet?

Thanks,
Ken