More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
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Well, What Have We Here?
Well, What Have We Here? Revised This Reeves Teletape TK47 is a VERY UNUSUAL! Having…
A Kukla, Fran and Ollie Surprise
A Kukla, Fran and Ollie Surprise In yesterday's photo, you could not see the band,…
Ever See One Of These?
Ever See One Of These? I believe this is an RCA set from around 1968.…
Zoomar VS Varotal
Zoomar VS Varotal It would be interesting to see the difference. Here, two Pye cameras,…
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2 This is without a doubt the largest 'made for…
President Eisenhower’s Funeral
President Eisenhower's Funeral I think what we see here is CBS preparing for coverage of…
Varotal Mark III Field Lens
Varotal Mark III Field Lens This is quite a big boy and I would imagine…
Varotal Mark I Field Zoom
Varotal Mark I Field Zoom Many of us are familiar with the Varotal Mark III…
Republican National Convention: 1940
Republican National Convention: 1940 This is an RCA Iconoscope camera from experimental station W3XE (now…
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe
May 8, 1945, Victory In Europe To celebrate, WNBT broadcast hours of news coverage on…
John Vassos: Transparent Television
John Vassos: Transparent Television Yesterday, I posted a story on industrial design pioneer John Vassos…
One That Never Made It
One That Never Made It RCA once disclosed that they had spent over $200,000,000 developing…
THE BIRTH & SHORT HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC TELEVISION!
Friday, September 7th, 2022 was the 95th anniversary of the invention of electronic television. In…
John Vassos and RCA ‘Television’
John Vassos and RCA 'Television' If you look where Milton's hand is, you are seeing…
Ampex VR 1200, Up Close and Personal
Ampex VR 1200, Up Close and Personal For those who have never seen a big…
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors A while back, there were some questions about an Ernie Kovacs photo…
Surprise, Surprise! Who knew that ABC had robotic cameras this early?
Surprise, Surprise! Who knew that ABC had robotic cameras this early? The cameras I think…
This is Red Barber with something few have ever seen…
INCREDIBLY RARE PHOTO! This is Red Barber with something few have ever seen before. Of…
State Of The Art: Video Tape Delay
State Of The Art: Video Tape Delay Until sometime in the mid to late 60s,…
RCA Color Television: January 1954
RCA Color Television: January 1954 In this special issue of RCA Broadcast News, everything you…