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- OBJECT TYPE
- FIELD/STUDIO/IMAGE ORTHICON
- DATE
- 1950–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1981.1791.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PYE T.V.T. LTD.
- MODEL
- 2014/F
- LOCATION
- Cambridge, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 187
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY/ PLASTIC LIGHT/ METAL (BRUSHED CHROME-LIKE FINISH) HANDLES & BOLTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 70.0 cm
- Width
- 35.3 cm
- Height
- 43.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Television
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PYE
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Cambridge
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO RECORD IMAGES FOR TV BROADCASTS - Technical
-
"PERMITTED A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF TUBES USED IN THE VIDEO AMPLIFIER, & THUS PERMITTED THE INCORPORATION OF OTHER CIRCUITS WITHIN THE CAMERA THAT WERE BUILT INTO AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT IN PREVIOUS TYPES OF CAMERAS" (REF.1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'PYE' [WITHIN CIRCLE] ON ONE SIDE
- Missing
- VIEWFINDER SHADE
- Finish
- BLUE & GREY METALLIC FINISH, RED LIGHT
- Decoration
- N/A
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PYE T.V.T. LTD., Camera, circa 1950–1955, Artifact no. 1981.1791, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1981.1791.001/
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