The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (2 of 2) These cameras opened from the rear and…
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The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2)
The 1936 RCA Iconoscope Camera (1 of 2) This is the original version of the…
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946
First Ever Image Orthicon Broadcast: June 19, 1946 In this photo, you see one of…
WRGB: Historic In Many Ways
WRGB: Historic In Many Ways Before the history, take a look at these GE Iconoscope…
Inside The Iconoscope & One Of The First Orthicon Cameras
Inside The Iconoscope & One Of The First Orthicon Cameras Revised from the earlier post:…
Fascinating Photo! The Iconoscope Tube In Action…
Fascinating Photo! The Iconoscope Tube In Action... Here is the heart of early electronic television…
Inside The 1939 World’s Fair Cameras
Inside The 1939 World's Fair Camera Here is what was inside one of the first…
Dumont Iconoscope Camera Chains
Dumont Iconoscope Camera Chains Pictured here are two complete chains for studio and field use.…
The RCA Orthicon Tube
The RCA Orthicon Tube Harley Ambrose Iams and Albert Rose of RCA developed the tube…
Mystery Solved…First Pedestals Were Electric!
Mystery Solved #2 I had thought the old pedestals used with the Iconoscope cameras in…
The RCA TK42, Au Natural…
The RCA TK42, Au Natural... This photo is in regard to two post just below…
TK42s & Iconoscope Cameras…What Do They Have In Common?
TK42 - Iconoscope Cameras, What Do They Have In Common? They both have internal lenses.…
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras
A Learning Moment; The First Mobile Units and Field Cameras In 1939, RCA designed and…
What A Beast…A Philco Built Iconoscope, One of Only Two Made
What A Beast... This 1946 photo shows a Philco built Iconoscope camera at their company…
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2
Early Dumont Cameras: Configuration 2 Unlike the RCA cameras, the Dumont Iconoscope cameras had electronic…
More Design Influence From John Vassos
More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
Republican National Convention: 1940
Republican National Convention: 1940 This is an RCA Iconoscope camera from experimental station W3XE (now…
THE BIRTH & SHORT HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC TELEVISION!
Friday, September 7th, 2022 was the 95th anniversary of the invention of electronic television. In…
BBC Version Of RCA TK41…Marconi BD 848 Video
How Very Interesting! Here is something very rare! At just over 2:20 in, the BBC's…
Water Cooled Studio Lights & Early Studio Shots, WRGB TV
Now this is interesting. Although dated 1948, the RCA part was shot a couple of…