For Vintage TV Props…”History For Hire” Is Ground Zero
Our friend Richard Wirth has a new article I wanted to share with you, on the world famous History For Hire Prop House in Los Angeles.
Vintage TV Studios in Modern Film and Television
Aside from a dizzying selection of “other” period specific props, HFH is the king of supplying vintage television equipment to movies and TV shows…and making it work! Or, at least making it look like it is working, and has shipped their vintage television equipment all over the world.
As you’ll see in the article, owner Jim Elyea success in the TV area was helped along mightily by his friendship my mentor, Chuck Pharis, who helped Jim build his camera collection, and modified them to make them look like working cameras.
A few years back, Eyes of A Generation had our own story on this magical place that you can see at this link. Keep up the good work Richard…and you too Jim! -Bobby Ellerbee
HISTORY FOR HIRE: A Grand Tour of Hollywood’s Top TV Prop House
I have a GE kind of like the one pictured above. Not sure I’d like to see mine gutted to be in a movie! Ouch!
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
That is amazing. Though they shouldn’t have used Norelco PC-70’s on THAT THING YOU DO… (1964)
I like it when they show a tv program in production with b&w cameras but the image on the studio monitor or someone watching at home is in color. Have seen that a number of times.
When I entered the Business in June of 1968, WROC-TV had four RCA TK-10 cameras (including a remote truck) still in service that they used for bowling remotes.
Thanks for posting Bobby. History for Hire is right over the hill from me in No. Hollywood.
Nice article.
Pat, isn’t that like the one you used in North Platte?
There aren’t many of the gold IVC-300 series cameras around. I see them in movies every now and then and now I know where they originate.