Abstract: The invention provides a color cathode ray tube using a shadow mask capable of avoiding ruptures or cracks during press-working. The shadow mask has an apertured region having color selecting apertures, and an unapertured region which surrounds the apertured region. A skirt portion is bent from the unapertured region in the direction of the tube axis. The shadow mask has at least two inclined surfaces in a boundary portion between the unapertured region and the skirt portion.

Abstract: There is provided a cathode ray tube capable of displaying high quality images by suppressing eddy current from occurring and by realizing the velocity modulation. A cylindrical focusing electrode is divided into first cylindrical focusing electrode 4B and second cylindrical focusing electrode 4T and the gap between the both electrodes formed and divided by optimizing the length of the second cylindrical focusing electrode 4T in the tube axial direction is enlarged substantially to increase the infiltration of the velocity modulating magnetic field to the non-electric space of the focusing electrode 4. An electrode 4a having the equal potential with the focusing electrode 4 is disposed at the gap to suppress eddy current from being generated.