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The Tricolor Kinescope was developed by the RCA Corporation during the early 1950s. The device was a single cathode ray tube, that generated three primary color images, that were filtered through an internal shadow mask, to produce a screen image in full color. Commercialization of the Tricolor Kinescope facilitated the conversion of monochrome television broadcasting to color television.

History
Television broadcasting was first demonstrated in 1928, and became commercially viable in 1936. The receiver was a monochrome kinescope that produced what was referred to as a black and white moving image. Advancements in monochrome television continued over the next few years, but commercialization was stalled with the advent of World War II. In the United States, regular network television broadcasting began in 1948 leading to national adoption of monochrome television.

Color television was envisioned early in the development of the monochrome kinecope and had been demonstrated experimentally with limited results. The Federal Communications Commission called for demonstrations of color television technology in 1948. The demonstrations resulted in the selection of CBS technology over RCA technology (Triniscope).