AUGUST 1, 2022

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Westinghouse H840CK15 is one of the very first color televisions with the remarkable RCA 15GP22 cathode ray tube.  Above, actual images of the lead actor appearing in the 1948 movie, “The Red Shoes” as seen on this television.

The following list was compiled by the Early Television Foundation as of July 31, 2022.  Vision4 Magazine volunteered to maintain the list going forward because Marlin Mackley’s site was removed from the internet.  As of July 31, 2022, there are 32 known sets, and the highest chassis number on the list is 000819.  We know there are more out there.  Contact us if you would like your set added to this list.

Additional information about the Westinghouse H840CK15 color television can be found here and here.

Production began January 10, 1954 at Horsehead, New York.

In April, 1954, Westinghouse Electric Co. completed construction of a new production plant for color television in Metuchen, New Jersey.  

”ME” Metuchen, New Jersey.

 

Early Television Foundation List

Manufacturer Model Serial # Added to Database Notes
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005648 (back) MW 000410 (chassis) 7/30/08  
Westinghouse H840CK15      
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005064 (back) ME 000259 (chassis) 2/21/13  
Westinghouse H840CK15     Bad CRT
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005571 7/17/16 Good CRT
Westinghouse H840CK15      
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005602    
Westinghouse H840CK15  MW005779 (back) ME000562 (chassis) 9/6/18 From Oklahoma City Let Go. Good CRT
Westinghouse H840CK15 ME 000500 (chassis)   working
Westinghouse H840CK15 PP6 (chassis)   prototype
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 006012 (back) M 000819 (chassis)    
Westinghouse H840CK15   6/23/11  
Westinghouse H840CK15      
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 006273 ? 7/27/16  
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005284 (back) MC 021093 (chassis)   working
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005284 (back) ME 000012 (chassis)   donor chassis
Westinghouse H840CK15      
Westinghouse H840CK15     Ebay 7/15/06. Good getters
Westinghouse H840CK15      
Westinghouse H840CK15     UHF model
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005845 (back) 10/10/13  
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 005994 (back)    
Westinghouse H840CK15 ME 000147 6/17/17 Orig. from Reynoldsburg, OH. Sold by ETF.  Restored.
Westinghouse H840CK15   5/20/18 Bought from Asheville, NC thrift store for $250.
Westinghouse H840CK15 ME 000275 (chassis)   Developmental CRT C-73599
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 000551 10/10/17  Missing CRT bezel, back, knobs, speaker.
Westinghouse H840CK15   7/16/07  
Westinghouse H840CK15     25 hz power supply
Westinghouse H840CK15   2/29/20 Restored, was working
Westinghouse H840CK15   9/19/20  
Westinghouse H840CK15   4/18/22 Bethesda, MD
Westinghouse H840CK15 MW 006814 (back) 7/11/22

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