• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)

• Year
• 1956/1957

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 101151

• • alternative name: RCA Manufacturing || Victor Talking Machine

• Number of Tubes
• 28

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AF4 6BQ7A 6X8 6DE6 6DE6 6CB6 6AW8 12BY7A 6AU6 6T8 6AQ5 6U8 6CG7 6CG7 6AQ5 6CB5A 6AU4GTA 1V2 3A3 6BK4

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 45750 kHz; Super, reaction, but not adjustable

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet. / Ø 18 cm = 7.1 inch

• Power out
• 3 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: The Aldrich Color Special 21-CS-781 Ch= CTC-5 [CTC5E] - RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 28.1 x 27.4 x 27.5 inch / 714 x 696 x 699 mm

• Notes
• RCA The Aldrich Color Special 21-CS-781 Ch= CTC-5;
  21" NTSC color TV with color-difference demodulation, US standard VHF turret tuner knob (& optional UHF dial tuner), mahogany grained or limed oak grained finishes.
  Cabinet color codes were indicated with the following additional suffix:
  (Taken from Ed Reitan), an U on the last digit stands for built-in UHF tuner.
  "0" Genuine Dark Cherry or Autumn Cherry Veneers and Solids
  "2" Ebony Finish
  "4" Genuine Maple Veneers and Solids
  "5" Mahogany Grained Finish, or Genuine Mahogany Veneers and Solids
  "6" Walnut (Grained or Natural) Finish, or Genuine (Natural or French) Walnut Veneers and Solids
  "7" Limed Oak Grained Finish, or Genuine Blonde Hardwood Veneers and Solids
  "8" Genuine Bleached Birch Veneers and Solids
  "9" Genuine Maple or Light Cherry Veneers and Solids U.S.
  21" Farbfernsehempfänger nach NTSC-Norm. Bildröhre mit P1-Phosphoren nach Original NTSC-Norm und Metallkonus.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 100 kg / 220 lb 4.2 oz (220.264 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 495.00 $

• External source of data
• Service Data Suplement

• Source of data
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Data from my own collection

• Other Models

• Here you find 5118 models, 3224 with images and 4152 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.); New York (NY)