A video documentary of the First Annual Early Television
Convention which was held at the Early Television Museum on April 12-13,
2003 is now available for purchase. See ordering information below. This
five and a half hour program includes
complete coverage of all of the Convention presentations as well as the
two panel discussions. The Convention presentations cover a broad spectrum
of Early Television collecting and restoration information by
knowledgeable experts in the field. The Convention was hosted by the Early
Television Foundation and this information is presented here in a single
package as a service to the collecting community. Much of the equipment in
the Museum's collection is also featured briefly in the video.
NOTE: DVDs are furnished in the DVD+R format. Please
ensure that your player is compatible with DVDs recorded in the DVD+R
format before ordering. One source for compatibility information is
Here's what you'll see in the program:
| Welcome - Steve McVoy |
| Mechanical Television: Setting TV Back 75 Years -
Wayne Bretl |
| Mechanical Television: The Mirror Screw TV -
Peter
Yanczer |
| 1936 Baird T5 - Dave Abramson |
| The Bananas Were Blue (Color TV development at RCA) -
Alex Magoun |
| Collecting Television Ephemera - Tom
Genova |
| Television Collecting in Germany - Ingo
Kubbe |
| "The Lady in the Bottle" - Dave Johnson |
| Col-R-Tel CBS Field Sequential Color Converter -
Dave Johnson |
| 1936 RCA RR-359 Field Test Set - Nat
Pendleton |
| 1939 Experimental World's Fair TV Camera - Geoff
Bourne |
| 1975 Low Cost 2-tube color camera - Gary
Davis |
| 15GP22 Rebuild Project - John Folsom |
| Panel Discussion: Restoration |
| Panel Discussion:
Collecting |
ORDERING INFORMATION:
The
program is available on a single VHS tape for $30.00, or on a set of three
DVDs for $35. The price includes postage and the proceeds will be used to
help the museum's operation and expansion. To order, contacts us at
info@earlytelevision.org, or call
614-771-0510. They can also be ordered online.
