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OBJECT TYPE: FIELD/STUDIO/IMAGE ORTHICON/B&W
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0048.001

MANUFACTURER: MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD.
MODEL: MK.IV/3392J
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 831
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY, GLASS SCREEN (VIEW FINDER), TUBES (1.0), ELECTRICAL, BAKELITE KNOBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 98.0 cm
Width: 39.0 cm
Height: 52.3 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: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CAMERA USED C. 1957- 1967 +
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO RECORD IMAGES FOR TV BROADCASTS
Technical: MARCONI MARK IV USED 4 1/2-INCH IMAGE ORTHICON TUBE, PRODUCING A SHARPER PICTURE & HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN EARLIER IMAGE ORTHICON CAMERAS. INTRODUCED IN 1957 IT QUICKLY DOMINATED MARKET OUTSIDE OF USA; BY LATE 1950S IT THREATENED RCA'S DOMINATION OF U.S. MARKET.(REF.1)/ PERMITTED A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF TUBES USED IN THE CIRCUITS WITHIN THE CAMERA THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY BUILT INTO AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LEFT SIDE'RADIO-CANADA' BLACK DECAL, WHITE LETTERS (BLACK), 'CARNAVAL SOUVENIR DE CHICOUTIMI' DECAL BELOW (RED, WHITE & BLACK- OIL LAMP WITH SCARF), MARCONI LOGO - LARGE LIGHT BLUE DISC, SMALL DARK BLUE INSIDE LEFT, 'MARCONI' IN SILVER & SPIRALS, 'WARNING' SAFETY DECAL, RIGHT SIDE 'CBC' BLACK DECAL, WHITE, BLACK LETTERS, MARCONI LOGO
Missing: CUE LIGHT
Finish: GREY METALLIC FINISH/ BLACK KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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MARCONI'S WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. LTD., Camera, after 1957, Artifact no. 1984.0048, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0048.001/

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