1969 Memorex 1" videotapes with NASA Apollo (?) material

[jhalphen]

Hi to all, Hi Jeffrey,
hi DutchSteam,

Worth a try :
Company Vectracom in Paris, France has been operating since 2001 to transfer archives on vintage VTR/VCR formats to newer media.
The company was founded by 3 ex-SFP engineers, the SFP was the production branch of the three state-owned French television channels (ORTF era).

They have an extensive array of vintage format machines: 2" Quadruplex, 1" type B and type C, U-Matic, BVU...

Try contacting them through their contact page & inquire if they have Ampex type A machines & IVC 700/900 series.
The Ampex VPR-1 (type A) was quite popular in France circa 1978 and French regional TV France-3 had many Ampex VPR-7900 Series 1" type A VTRs. IVC 1" machines were also popular as master players to VHS duplication banks at the beginning of the home video craze.

http://www.vectracom.fr/en/

see an RCA 2" Quad in this article about Vectracom :
https://mediakwest.com/mk35_vectraco...du-patrimoine/

Having Quad machines, Vectracom probably has the magnetic fluid viewer to see edit points on 2" tape.
They could probably identify your recording format via tape revelation.

As PPP-Penguin mentioned, 525/60 type A VTRs are probably non-existent on this side of the Atlantic.

Good Luck &
Best Regards
jhalphen/Ex-Ampex