General Information

Serial #

8372V M015

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC AND METAL/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

22.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

25.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Television

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

Indianapolis

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OFPHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC AMONGST OTHER CLIENTS.

Function

USED TO RECORD AND THEN PLAYBACK ON TELEVISION, A MOVING IMAGE IN BLACK AND WHITE

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF VERY EARLY HOME VIDEO CAMERA DESIGNED TO REPLACE THE 8MM & SUPER-8 HOME MOVIE CAMERAS. THIS CAMERA DOES NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER. THE B & W VIDEO CAMERAS WERE ONLY ON THE MARKET FOR A SHORT TIME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON BOTH SIDES: 'RCA/ Video Camera/ BW 003'/ STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO/ NOT REMOVE COVERS. NO USER-/ SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO/ QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 1422777-2/ 8372V M015/ [FRENCH]/ MADE IN JAPAN'/ ON LENS SURROUND: 'COSMICAR TV LENS 16mm 1:1:6'/.2 STICKER ON BOTTOM: 'RCA CORPORATION 600 N.SHERMAN DRIVE/ INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 46201/ POWER SUPPLY FOR B/W CAMERA MODELS BW003/BW004/ ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS: VOLTS 120, Hz 60, WATTS 9/ MADE IN JAPAN/ 8372V M015'/ CSA CERTIFICATE K769429/ ON FRONT: 'RCA/ Power/ Camera In'/ ON BACK: '120VAC/ 60HZ 500W/ Video Out/ Audio Out/Remote Pause'/ STICKER: 'VIDEO PRODUCT LISTED 828B/ UL'/ BOX - 'RCA/ BW003/ VIDEO CAMERA/ RCA/CONSUMER ELECTRONICS/ INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA/ TRADEMARK(S) REGISTERED MARCA(S) REGISTRADA(S)/ MADE IN JAPAN'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BOTH PARTS DARK GREY WITH SILVER TRIM AND PRINTING/ WHITE BOX WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A