[Telecruiser]

Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke

The camera is actually a British Marconi BD848 http://www.tvcameramuseum.org/marconi/bd848/bd848p1.htm which is pretty much Marconi's version of the RCA TK-41 and uses three 3" IO tubes.

Yes, it is a pretty good clone of the TK-41! Now that I've had a closer look, it has a couple of major improvements. The viewfinder on the Marconi version can be tilted down, which would be much more comfortable for camera operators who are less than 6" 6" tall. It also looks like it has just one camera cable, rather than three for the TK-41. I've seen one of these at the National Media Museum in the UK, but never had an "up close and personal" experience with one. It would make a great addition to the collection at the Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications. www.txmbc.org