[QuadList] RCA TR-3 in Lower Manhattan--Serial 3001--Ping Lytle

[Chill315 at aol.com]

The picture in the brochure was of a different model.  If you will  note, 
the cooling fan grill is in the front on the serial number 1.  Not  like the 
one in the brochure.
 
Chris Hill
 
 
In a message dated 8/15/2011 8:30:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ted at quadvideotapegroup.com writes:

I had a  feeling that might be the case.    


You don't see series numbers x001 too often.


That begs the story behind where it's been since being made in Camden.  
Maybe former RCA guy Lytle Hoover has an idea.  


Would be interesting to find out that the machine at CTL is the one in  
this brochure photo:
_http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/rca-tr3.jpg_ 
(http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/TV/rca-tr3.jpg) 


The TR-3 wound up in some interesting places:
_http://www.flickr.com/photos/17903031@N00/5590815048/lightbox/_ 
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/17903031@N00/5590815048/lightbox/) 


Ted


On Aug 15, 2011, at 4:57 PM, _Chill315 at aol.com_ (mailto:Chill315 at aol.com)  
wrote:



This is the very first TR-3 made.  The serial number tells us  that.  Also 
the MI number is not the one for the A version.  That  was MI-43570-A.
 
So you are looking at the very first TR-3 made and sold.
 
Chris Hill
WA8IGN
 
 
In a message dated 8/15/2011 7:16:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_ted at quadvideotapegroup.com_ (mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com)   writes:

Stumbled across this well preserved RCA TR-3 on the CTL Electronics  web 
site.


_http://www.ctlny.com/vintage/vtr/1971_RCA_TR3.html_ 
(http://www.ctlny.com/vintage/vtr/1971_RCA_TR3.html) 


It's Serial # 3001.  Any RCA folks know where in the production  run that 
would put it... and who might have been the first owner?


The other equipment on the archive is pretty cool.


Ted


 
 
Ted Langdell
Secretary





=

_______________________________________________
Please  trim posts to relevant info when replying!
Send QuadList list posts to  _QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com_ 
(mailto:QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com) 
Your  subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:
_http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapeg
roup.com_ 
(http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com) 


_______________________________________________
Please  trim posts to relevant info when replying!
Send QuadList list posts to _QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com_ 
(mailto:QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com) 
Your  subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:
_http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapeg
roup.com_ 
(http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com) 



 
 
Ted Langdell
Secretary






=

_______________________________________________
Please  trim posts to relevant info when replying!
Send QuadList list posts to  QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com
Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest  options are  here:
http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegr
oup.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://quadvideotapegroup.com/pipermail/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com/attachments/20110815/2868313b/attachment-0005.html>