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CBS Modified RCA Cameras Into Color Cameras
Side By Side On the left, the regular RCA TK30 monochrome camera, on the right,…
The RCA Kinescope Machine
The RCA Kinescope Machine September 13, 1947 -- Kodak and NBC develop 'kinescopes', which use…
The Original GE Color Prototype Camera, Dot Sequential
The Original GE Color Prototype Camera This looks a lot like the early RCA color…
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington
RCA Orthicon Camera, WTOP Washington A couple of days ago, Val Ginter in NYC asked…
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention The Colonial Theater in NYC was literally ground zero…
RCA’s ‘Walkie Lookie’ Wireless Camera, 1952
Here's a shot from the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago showing the 3 lens…
More Design Influence From John Vassos
More Design Influence From John Vassos Even here, on this early RCA Mobile Unit, his…
Ever See One Of These?
Ever See One Of These? I believe this is an RCA set from around 1968.…
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2
1936 Telefunken Camera 2 of 2 This is without a doubt the largest 'made for…
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…
RCA Color Television: January 1954
RCA Color Television: January 1954 In this special issue of RCA Broadcast News, everything you…
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964
New York Worlds Fair: Summer 1964 I remember visiting the RCA Exhibit and the how…
RCA Color Comes To Japan: 1957
Color Comes To Japan: 1957 On Sunday, I had a story about Expo '58 and…
RCA TK30 ‘Gun site’
RCA TK30 'Gun site' This is a screen capture from an introductory article on the…
New Year’s Eve At Times Square: A History Lesson
New Year's Eve At Times Square: A History Lesson Here's a brand spanking new RCA…