Two True Rarities…


Two True Rarities…

Rarity One…the striped banding on the RCA TK11/31s. This was fairly common on the TK10/30 at CBS and this was actually a quick grey scale adjustment for cameras. The TK11/31 handle in front of the grey bars diluted their purpose, so they quit using the bars on the TK11/31 cameras soon after this.

Rarity Two…this photo is from set up of the April 8, 1955 ‘Person To Person’, live interview with Marilyn Monroe from a home in Connecticut. The link above is the interview itself done by Edward R. Murrow, who was live in NYC.

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3 Comments

  1. Moe Thomas August 18, 2013

    Obviously, this is why I went into the TV business!

  2. Roy Fechter August 18, 2013

    The cameras are interesting too!

  3. Bob Sewvello August 18, 2013

    You’re looking at the cameras? 🙂