Fresh, Out Of The Box…RCA TK11s
This photo is thought to be a 1955 photo from the first days of television at The University of Iowa. New everything…how cool!
Fresh, Out Of The Box…RCA TK11s
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I bet they smelled good fresh out of the box!
This pre-dates today’s unboxing photos and videos!
It’s Christmas!
“Save the boxes. We can ship them to Eyes of Generation in another 60 years.”
I learned camera with one of these, still in use at U of Iowa when I went there, 1974…
Looks familiar
Just like Christmas
The hilarious thing is, if you think about the ergonomics of the Red One, Sony F55, Miro, and even the BMCC— it’s eerily similar…
some assembly required.
I would have loved to have one of these for Christmas! I used to draw them on paper when I was a kid along with the rest of the setup.
Reminds me of church services for WRBL in Columbus, Georgia, circa 1966.
I’d love to know how they were packed. Foam, bubble wrap and peanuts didn’t exist yet. But yet they still arrived in cardboard boxes!
Nothing like that new camera scent…
@ John Maresca – I did the same thing. I also cut them out of the cardboard that my dad’s shirts came in.
Priceless !