RCA TK41 Television Camera wanted

[colorfixer]

I think what we can say about Mr. Pharis is typical of a "junk dealer". Make you pay to get rid of it, and charge some poor fool through the nose to buy their "treasures".

The same mentality exists no matter what the item being collected.

I'd be curious as to what he "paid" for the CT-100 and NIB CRT.

[Dave A]

Julian,

Where did you get the WROK mic on the stand? I used to cut through their property past their three sticks to go to grade school in Rockford, IL. The owner of the station, Vern Nolte was famous for inventing the flip-up capstan roller used in every tape cart machine ever built.

Dave A

[julianburke]

Originally Posted by Dave A

Julian,

Where did you get the WROK mic on the stand? I used to cut through their property past their three sticks to go to grade school in Rockford, IL. The owner of the station, Vern Nolte was famous for inventing the flip-up capstan roller used in every tape cart machine ever built.

Dave A

It came out of the late Dr. Muchow collection in Elgin when it was all auctioned off. A friend of mine got the mike and all I wanted was the flag as I have many 77's.

[Sandy G]

OH MY GAWD !! I am in AWE...Scratch the ONE drool-towel...I'm gonna hafta bring a bunch...

[julianburke]

Originally Posted by thomash85715

So Julianburke: how much would you want for a pair of RCA 77 or 44 microphones? Broken insides but more or less intact outsides is fine. Thank you. Feel free to write me off forum. thomash85715@yahoo.com --Tom

Ebay is your source for those items. Those items are hard to find at any reasonable price, sold for high prices and you can't replace them for twice what you sold them for! I do have plenty of mikes for trade only for ones that I don't have and presently looking for early European pro mikes.

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

I wonder how many TK-41s were made ? 1000 ? 2500? 5000 ? They had, I think, a long production life, maybe 8-10 years, but I'd imagine the newest ones are pushing a good 40 years old.. I wonder how well they fared after they got mustered out of front-line service, too...

Don't know production numbers, but intro dates of the TK-42 that replaced it and a lot of pix of various RCA cameras are at:
http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/RCA-TV.htm

[Whirled One]

Well, if it doesn't have to be a TK-41 or even a color camera, here's an RCA TK-60 for you. It's only $11,500 for the whole camera chain. And for another $35K you can get a TR-22 video tape recorder with it.

Well, er... this ad was published over 40 years ago, so they may have sold out by now.

[3Guncolor]

I'd like the Ampex VR1000C tube type VTR for 25K better deal and all tube electronics. But the RCA is soild state and only needs 117volts at 2KW. Higher price but will pay back on the power bill. Nice ad from the past.