1954 15", 15GP22 First Mass-Produced Color Picture Tube for RCA CT-100, Others

Description

As always, I
welcome International buyers, this listing includes Global Shipping. Please
contact me for a quote if you are truly interested in buying it and shipping it
Air Cargo, FedEx, UPS, etc.
Color TV development
goes back to the 1920’s and many systems were made, tested and shown in
prototype form up to the early 1950’s. It wasn’t until late 1953 that the
“RCA Color Compatible System” was approved by the FCC. It was designed for color
broadcasts but would not obsolete the millions of black and white sets still in
use, they viewed the same color programming but in black and white. Color TV’s
would view black and white programs in black and white. RCA also developed and
produced the 15″, 15GP22 color picture tube that was used in all the 15″ color
sets made that first year including the RCA’s CT-100, Westinghouse H840CK15,
etc. Approximately 6000 of these tubes were made but very few exist now and they are seldom available on eBay. Search RCA CT-100 and
15GP22 for much more information.
For sale: Vintage
1954 15GP22, 15″ picture tube. Cosmetics are very good overall, Dag is still
attached and there’s a few cracks in the end cap but it is still hole and well
attached. There are no scratches on the face of the tube, great piece for
display in a museum which is where it belongs.
This 15GP22 picture tube tests bad. Sencore CR70 results: H-K
Shorts – Good, G1 Shorts – Good, Cutoff – Bad, Emissions on all 3 guns – Bad, I
do get a blue glow on all 3. This is not unusual, many of these tubes lost their
vacuum, hopefully some day they can be rebuilt or replaced by a reproduction for
those who want to restore and view them. Search 15GP22 and read all about what
went in to developing this picture tube at great cost.
Because this  tube can get damaged
in shipping by a hard drop or the buyer can damage it when unpacking it or
handling it improperly,
I am selling this  vintage TV picture tube as
smashed, shattered,
not working and
no  returns for any
reason.
It will be extremely well packed and I  will file an insurance claim
if it gets a forklift blade run through it, run over by a truck, etc. but if the
claim is denied I will not refund any money. I  have never had a claim or a
complaint on any picture tubes I have sold to 
date.
Picture tube measures 25 3/4” tall, 16″ in diameter and weighs about
26 lb. It will measure approximately 40” tall,21” wide, 21” deep and weigh 35
lbs. boxed.
The pictures below are  of
the actual vintage TV picture tube I am selling.
Please ask any questions you have before you 
bid/buy.
Pick-up is strongly suggested
however I will gladly pack and ship
it.
Don’t want to spend money on packing and shipping?
Come get it or send a friend who is passing through or vacationing here. I live
in the St. Petersburg area on the west coast of Florida. uShip is always a good
alternative too, www.uship.com
I sell Vintage Audio and TV’s for a living
and pack everything myself. Proper packing is every
buyers number one concern.
Please see
my 21 year feedback on eBay.
A period photo
and more information scans
The 1954 15″, RCA 15GP22 color picture tube I am offering for
sale
Geter flash #1
Geter flash #2
Geter flash #3
All picture tube are packed with at least 2″ thick, shock absorbing Styrofoam board all around. The inner panels trap the tube in place so it can not move in transit. Of the dozens of picture tubes I have mailed all around the world, none arrived damaged inside or out.