General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

13

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal/synthetic/glass lens

Dimensions

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

Length

104.5 cm

Width

56.0 cm

Height

50.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Syracuse

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1967 TO 1985

Canada

Used by CBC in Canada - first used for Expo 67 in Montreal, according to Jacques Lambert of Radio-Canada

Function

Unknown

Technical

First colour cameras acquired by CBC Montreal

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 metallic strip with "GENERAL ELECTRIC" and "COLOR CAMERA" on side/.1 white lettering on lens reading "P. ANGENIEUX PARIS F.18 180MM 1:2.2 ANGENIEUX Z00M TYPE 10 X 18 J1" and plate reading "ZOOMAR INC. GLEN COVE N.Y./SER. NO. 67009"

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1-.7 medium blue-green painted casing and casing fronts/.2 black control panel/.2-.9 metallic, plated, brushed, and black painted metal parts/black, blue, green, red, yellow etc. synthetic parts/.8 white enamel painted casing front/.10-.12 black/.13 grey pad cover, white cord, brown control box

Decoration

.1 multicoloured plate on front reading "COLOR TELEVISION DIVISION/GENERAL ELECTRIC'/.1 blue and orange CBC decals/.1 white "2" on front and sides/.2-.7,.9 mfr's decals/.1-.3 black and white synthetic plate reading "CAM 2"/.8 stamped on back "CBS Laboratories/Stramford, Connecticut/IMAGE ENHANCER/MODEL 527, GE PE 250/SERIAL NO. 1304"