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Ultra Rare And Historic Photos Of The RCA Orthicon Camera

  • October 19, 2014

This the first time I have ever seen close ups like this and we even have a photo of the camera in it’s carrying mode. This is the second version of this camera and is probably from 1942 or ’43. In the last photo, we see the early, 1940 version of the camera with it’s […]

The Baughman Pedestal

  • July 6, 2013

The Baughman Pedestal This little mobile pedestal was a real work horse from the 1950s till the 80s. Originally made by Baughman, Houston Fearless copied it as did other camera support makers including ITC. There was a hydraulic version and this one, the manual crank version for height adjustment. This is my RCA TK11/31 mounted […]

Picture Parade #4…A Tribute To Ernie Kovacs: The Dovetonsil Lens

  • January 13, 2015

Picture Parade #4…A Tribute To Ernie Kovacs: The Dovetonsil Lens Today in 1962, comedian Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash in west Los Angeles, 10 days before his 43rd birthday. In remembrance of his pioneering comedy which often involved technical innovation, here is the rare lens he helped create for his most famous character, […]

Seasons Greetings From The ‘Kukla, Fran & Ollie’ Crew

  • December 8, 2014

Picture Parade 5…Seasons Greetings From The ‘Kukla, Fran & Ollie’ Crew Thanks to John Schipp, here’s card from the men that brought the nation one of the top shows of the day, live from WMAQ in Chicago. I think Bruce Berquist is on Camera 3 in the top left corner. This was one of the […]