General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING/ METAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS/ GLASS LIGHTS/ GLASS VIEWFINDER SCREEN/ RUBBER VIEWFINDER HOOD/ PLASTIC & METAL KNOBS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

85.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

48.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MARCONI

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

Unknown

Canada

USED IN CBC WINNIPEG STUDIOS.

Function

RECORDS VIDEO IMAGES FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST AND VIEWING.

Technical

THEN NEW IMAGE ORTHICON AND IMPROVED CIRCUIT TECHNIQUES REDUCED TO A MINIMUM DEFECTS LIKE ELECTRONIC GHOSTS, BLACK HALOS, ETC. ADJUSTMENTS BY CAMERA OPERATOR WERE REDUCED. CAMERA BETTER BALANCED & EASIER TO HANDLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'6/ CBC WINNIPEG' APPEARS ON DETACHABLE PLATES AFFIXED TO BOTH SIDES OF CASING/ MOST KNOBS, SWITCHES, ETC. ARE LABELLED/ MFR'S PLATES BEARING FOLLOWING MODEL DESIGNATIONS AFFIXED TO APPROPRIATE CAMERA PTS: 'CAMERA BD.687'; 'YOKE ASSEMBLY 4-1/2" TYPE 2699'; 'VISION AMPLIFIER CHASSIS 2172B'; 'LINE SCAN CHASSIS 2168'; 'TALK BACK CHASSIS 2171A'.

Missing

COVER FOR CUE LIGHT.

Finish

BAKED BLUE ENAMEL KRINKLE-FINISH ON CASING/ INTERIOR SURFACE IS ALSO BLUE BUT IS NOTTEXTURED/ BLACK AND CADMIUM PLATED HANDLES, KNOBS AND FITTINGS.

Decoration

N/A