ARGHHH!!! What happened to my CTC-9 !?

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Regretfully, the remote control CTC15 my parents purchased new in the mid 60’s perished in the late eighties after 20 some years of faithful service. That TV was one reason I developed an interest in early Color TV. The set developed the typical cataract and for that reason it was placed in storage, with hopes that one day I might get it back out and revisit its fogged safety glass. While it was in storage, a shelving unit collapsed and caved in the back of the set snapping the neck off the picture tube. At that time it was just another failed piece of junk; today I would have rescued it and saved the set for a future rebuild. That TV ate countless 6GH8’s from what I remember, but above that it never really suffered any catastrophic failures except the cataract which pushed it aside, still in a functional state! That was a sad day for me: it was our friend that kept us kids company after school, Dad entertained with countless football games, and tormented Mom with the sounds of early video games, …only to be parted out and discarded not even a year after it was put in storage. Maybe one day I’ll find another CTC-15 to re-live my youth; until then I found my new CTC-11 which is proudly displayed in my home, and after it’s rebuild I can find those re-runs of Gilligans Island, Munsters, and Star Trek to watch – no video games though!!!