Image
Category
Collection
Maker
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Ampex Video Recorder VR1000

1959-1961

Sony SL-C7 Betamax video recorder

circa 1980

NEC betamax video recorder with wired remote control; 1981; complete with mains cable

1981

Sony-matic Video Recorder

1960-1969

Pye video recorder

circa 1980

Panasonic AU650B-B (MII format) Video Cassette Recorder

circa 1988

Sony DVR18P (D2 format) Video Cassette Recorder

circa 1988

Video cassette recorder with instruction manual and remote control

1988

VC-2300H Video Recorder

1981-1985

D-3 Digital video cassette system (serial No 1)

1991

System 2000 video recorder made by Grundig

circa 1980

Panasonic NV-FS2000 video cassette recorder.

Panasonic NV-FS2000 Video Cassette Recorder

Video recorder made by the Victor Co. Ltd, Japan c.1970.

Video recorder made by the Victor Co. Ltd

circa 1970

JVC HR-3300 VHS video cassette recorder, manufactured by JVC in 1976. With a Konica VHS video cassette.

JVC HR-3300 VHS Video Recorder

1976

Philips VR2021 video cassette recorder, 1981. Video 2000 System, Type VR2021/05, NER WD0413882007628. Contains a Philips 2x3 hour VC360 video cassette. This recorder represents one of the first (not the very first) mass-marketed home video recorders available in the UK using the Philips V2000 tape format.

Philips VR2021 Video Cassette Recorder

1981

Sony D1 digital videorecorder "A" (No 1 of 2). The quadrega used 4 x sony D1 recorders to record HDTV programmes.

Digital videorecorder

Philips BTS KCH1000 high definition video recorder, 1990-1996.

Philips BTS KCH1000 high definition video recorder

1990-1996

Ampex VR12000 2" Quadruplex Broadcast videotape recorder. Manufactured by Ampex, California, USA, 1968-1969.

Ampex VR12000 2" Quadruplex Broadcast videotape recorder. Manufactured by Ampex

1968-1969

Peto Scott reel to reel video recorder, type E12500, serial no.1188, 1962

Peto Scott Reel to Reel Video Recorder

1962

Sony U-Matic video cassette recorder, V01910 UK. Serial number 11599

Sony U-Matic Video Cassette Recorder

NEC stereo VCR SVHS/VHS S-DNR/4 head hifi/HQ/VISS satellite receiver, with video cassette recorder.

NEC stereo VCR SVHS/VHS S-DNR/4 head hifi/HQ/VISS satellite , c 1990

1989-1991

Sony DVR-18P D2 complete digital High Definition video recorder, maunfactured by Sony about 1993. Serial No 10432.

Sony DVR-18P D2 High Definition video recorder, c 1993

1990-1996

AKAI portable camera and video recorder in cases

AKAI portable camera and video recorder in cases

Panasonic MII AU-W35H professional video recorder.

Video Recorder

Peto Scott reel-to-reel video recorder with video tapes, used in Breightmet High School in Bolton. c.1960-1969

Peto Scott reel-to-reel video recorder with video tapes

1960-1969

Sanyo Video Cassette Recorder with manual and videos. Model: VTC 5000. Serial number 07514905

Sanyo VTC 5000

Hitachi VT33E VHS video recorder, 1984

Hitachi VT33E VHS Video Recorder, 1984

1984

Sony BVH500 1" C-format portable video recorder, 1982

Sony BVH500 1" C-format Portable Video Recorder

1982

Panasonic NV2000 VHS video recorder. Made by Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd in 1981.

Panasonic NV2000 VHS Video Recorder, 1981

1981

Sony SL-C9UUB Betamax video recorder, 1975-1980. With Sony Tuner timer unit TT-F1 UB, Portable video cassette recorder SL-F1UB, 44 tapes and one remote control.

Sony SL-C9UUB Betamax video recorder

1975-1980

Sony professional U-matic portable VCR, model BVU - 1005, serial no.10009

Sony Professional U-matic Portable VCR

Orion videomovie compact video recorder in original case.

Orion Videomovie Compact Video Recorder

Sony SL-C6UB Betamax video cassette recorder, manufactured by Sony in Japan about 1980. Serial No: 26192B.

Sony SL-C6UB Betamax video cassette recorder, c 1980

1975-1988

Console unit with 19" Sony Trinitron colour television, Model LV-1901D, Serial No 502423, with integrated Sony Betamax Videocassette recorder (17411), 1978. Television, tape transport, and tuner/clock chassis are fitted in to substantial wheeled wooden console unit. This was the first commercial Betamax video recorder available in the world - available only in the USA and possibly Japan. It would be two more years before Betamax recorders became available in the UK - only as stand-alone 'set top' units.

Sony LV-1901D Console Sony Trinitron Television with Betamax video recorder

1975

DI digital video recorder made by BTS (formerly Bosch-Fernseh and Phillips).

DI digital video recorder, c 1990

1986-1995

Sony professional U-matic BVU - 820P High Band Video Recorder, Serial No10022.

Sony professional U-matic video recorder

Ampex type 5103 1" video recorder with spares, 1969 - 1978.

Ampex type 5103 1" video recorder with spares

1969-1978

Working VHS video recorder with cutaway top and modifications for display

VHS video recorder with cutaway top

Ampex head-assembly for VR1000 videotape recorder, s/n 50010

Ampex head-assembly for VR1000 videotape recorder

Sony 3000B video camera, Sony TT1 tuner-timer unit and Sony SLF1 video cassette recorder.

Sony 3000B Video Cassette Recorder

NEC NS700k VCR integrated hifi satellite receiver.

NEC NS700k VCR integrated hifi satellite receiver, c 1995

1990-2000

Video cassette recorder, made by Samsung, Model S17220, Serial No 004200486,1994.

Samsung Model S17220 Video Cassette Recorder, 1994

1994

Sony Videocorder. Solid State. Serial number 3061, Model DVK 2400B. Owned and used by the surgeon Sir Terence Cawthorne, 1960s

Sony DVK 2400B videocorder

Ampex AVR1 2" Quadruplex video tape recorder, 1975-1979

Ampex AVR1 2" Quadruplex Video Tape Recorder, 1975-1979

1975-1979

Sony CV 2001 1/2" video recorder and spare tapes.

Sony CV 2001 1/2" video recorder and spare tapes.

Sony CV-2000 1/2 inch video recorder used at Pinewood Studios.

Sony CV-2000 Video Recorder

1965

Sony portable video camera/recorder and mains recorder, Models DVK 2400B, VCR2400B, CV200B. Owned and used by the surgeon Sir Terence Cawthorne, 1960s, plus a number of video tapes of his surgical procedures.

Portable video equipment used by surgeon Sir Terence Cawthorne

1960-1970

Sony VO5800PS U-matic video recorder.

Sony VO5800PS U-matic Video Recorder

Sony BVH1000 video recorder with BVT800 time-base corrector, 1979

Sony BVH1000 Video Recorder with BVT800 Time-base Corrector, 1979

1979

Electronic Video Recording (EVR) Teleplayer by Rank, Model VA103, c 1968

Rank EVR Teleplayer Model VA103, c1968

1968-1973