LabGuy's World: Museum of Extinct Video Recorders and Accessories This page contains: Video Tape Recorders Still Stores & Slow Motion Recorders Time Base Correctors Color Adpater Packs Computerized Edit Controllers Tuner Timer Units Audio Monitor Amplifiers         Every item displayed on this page resides in my personal collection, except where noted. This is usually results from getting talked into selling an item that was originally in my possession. Since I put so much effort into documenting these items, the articles will remain even if the item does not.         Click on the photo to read about each of these rare machines. Use this convenient phot index to search for a particular article directly or to simply browse.  Click the photo to access an article. AKAI / ROBERTS 1969 VT-100 1/4" Portapack VTR System 1970 VT-110 1/4" Portapack VTR System 1971 VT-120 1/4" Portapack VTR System 1976 VT-150 1/4" COLOR Portapack VTR System NOT FOR SALE 1974 VT-700 1/4" B/W Deck VTR 1969 X-500 / Roberts 1000 1/4" B/W VTR & 1/4" quarter track stereo tape recorder! 1976? VT-300 1/2" VK Format Video Cassette Portapack 1976? VT-350 1/2" VK Format Video Cassette Portapack with Quick Load Feature 1965? VX-1200 1/4" Longitudinal Scan VTR 197? TV Tuner and Other Accessories     AMPEX 1976 VPR-1 One Inch Type C Broadcast VTR 1983 VPR-5 Portable One Inch Type C Broadcast VTR 1973 VPR-20 Type C Field Production VTR 1973 VR-420 EIAJ Color Editing VTR with Stereo Audio! 1963 VR-660 two inch helical scan broadcast capable BW VTR 1963 VR-1500 two inch helical scan consumer VTR Ampex TBC-1 Direct or Heterodyne Color Digital TBC Ampex TBC-2 Direct or Heterodyne Color Digital TBC 1967 VR-6000 One Inch type A VTR 1967 VR-6275 One Inch type A Consumer VTR with built-in TV receiver and control center SOLD 1968 VR-7300 One Inch Type A Color Capable VTR (external color stabilizer) SOLD 1979? AVR-2 Two Inch Quadruplex VTR SOLD 1967 VR-3000 portable two inch quadruplex VTR 40th Anniversary! 1967 LGW's own VR-3000 portable two inch quadruplex VTR! New! 20120907 1963 Ampex VR-1500 Remote Control Unit 1967 Ampex Audio Monitor Amplifier for VTR APECO 1968? Apeco Teletape VTR       AUDIOTRONICS 1970? PVR-708 EIAJ B/W Editing VTR       BAUER VIDEO 1978? VTR-1004 1/4" Portapack System (Smallest reel VTR ever!)       BELL & HOWELL 1977? Model 2920 IVC Compatible Professional One Inch VTR 1968 Bell & Howell #114999 Shibaden Compatible Record Only B/W Portapack VTR     CARTRIVISION 1972 Cartrivision VCR, First All American VCR       CONCORD 1968 VTR-600-1 pre-EIAJ B/W VTR 1969? VTR-850 "Automatic" B/W EIAJ Editing VTR 1970? VTR-1100K Color EIAJ Editing VTR 1968 VTR-450 portable record only BW VTR CRAIG (COMING SOON!) Craig 6401 1/2" pre-EIAJ B/W VTR Craig 6402 1/2" pre-EIAJ B/W VTR DIAMOND POWER DP-1 - 1/2" pre-EIAJ B/W VTR FISHER PRICE Fisher Price PXL-2000 B/W Camcorder       FUNAI (SEE: TECHNICOLOR) GBC (SEE: IKEGAMI) GE / GENERAL ELECTRIC 1967 GE Videocorder, Sony CV-2000 compatible 1967? GE 2" Octaplex Military Mission VTR SOLD     GYYR CCTV 197? GYYR EIAJ Time Lapse Recorder       HITACHI (SEE: SHIBADEN) IKEGAMI 1975 GBC/ITC TVR-321 BW EIAJ VTR WITH FULL REMOTE CONTROL SOLD       IVC / INTERNATIONAL VIDEO CORP. 1972: IVC 700 Low Cos One Inch Color VTR SOLD 1977 IVC 800A(SMR) One Inch Color VTR SOLD 1978 IVC 816XA One Inch Color Capable VTR SOLD IVC 9000 Two Inch Helical Scan Production VTR SOLD JAVELIN (SEE: SANYO) JFD 1972 Model 700 BASIC B/W EIAJ VTR       JVC / JAPANESE VICTOR CORP. / NIVICO 1976 KV-360 B/W EIAJ VTR with slow motion playback 1974 PV-4500 / GS-4500 B/W EIAJ Portapack System SOLD 1976 PV-4800/GC-4800 Color EIAJ Portapack System   1975 CP-5000U 3/4" Umatic Video Cassette Player 1976 CR-6060U Umatic Video Cassette Recorder 1976 CR-4400 Umatic-S Portapack VTR   MACHTRONICS / MVR CORPORATION 1963 MVR-11 The First Portable Video Tape Recorder! SOLD 1965 MVR-65 Portable One Inch Video Tape Recorder! Exceptionally Rare Find! For sale $750 plus S/H 1966 MVR-100S-2A Instant Replay Disc Recorder / Player SOLD Machtronics and MVR are both companies that were founded by [Kurt Machein]. A German immigrant who made many significant  and noteworthy contributions to the art. MERLIN ENGINEERING, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 1977 Merlin Engineering ME68 Two Inch Quad Dubbing Recorder One of only ten made. For Sale: $1,000 plus S/H Uses Mk10 head, not included.       MOTOROLA 1968 EVR Video Film Player Flying Spot Scanner       ODDS AND ENDS AND OTHER MISCELLANIOUS BITS Ampex and RCA Quadruplex Cartridges 1977 Newell System Prototype Audio Test Bed Fernseh GMBH Quadruplex VTR Head 1970 Cartrivision Prototype Video Cassette PANASONIC / NATIONAL 1968 NV-204 B/W One Inch VTR 1970 NV-3020 EIAJ B/W VTR NV-3020C (non-standard?) Color EIAJ VTR NV-3020SD EIAJ B/W Editor VTR 1970: NV-3080 EIAJ *Record-Only* Portapack VTR SOLD 1972: NV-3082 EIAJ Color Capable Portapack VTR 1974 NV-3085 EIAJ Color Capable Portapack VTR NV3120 Color EIAJ VTR NV-3160Color IEAJ Editing VTR NV-5110 1/2" EIAJ-2 Video Cartridge Player NV-5125 1/2" EIAJ-2 Video Cartridge Recorder 1967 NV-8000 pre-EIAJ VTR 1968 NV-8020-P48 pre-EIAJ Time Lapse VTR 1968: NV-8100 pre-EIAJ VTR 1968 NV-8100D pre-EIAJ VTR 1977 NV-9400 3/4" Umatic-S Portapack VTR PHILIPS 1973 Philips LDL-1000 B/W Video Tape Recorder 1973 Philips LDL-1002 B/W Video Tape Recorder     POLAROID 1984 Polaroid Record-Only 8mm Camcorder and Playback Adapter SOLD       PRECISION ECHO Model 521 Airborne Video Tape Recorder       PRIME IMAGE, INC. Prime Image Excel 6.5 TBC / Synchronizer Prime Image accESS 500 Electronic Still Store NOT FOR SALE     QUASAR 1976 Quasar Great Time Machine VR-1000 VX Format VCR       RCA 198? RCA TH-50A One Inch Type C Portable Broadcast VTR (Sony BVH-500)/b>       SANYO Javelin X-400 EIAJ B/W Time Lapse VTR VTR-1360 EIAJ B/W Time Lapse VTR VTR-1375 EIAJ B/W Time Lapse VTR VTR-2000 EIAJ B/W Video Tape Recorder VTR-2000C EIAJ Color Video Tape Recorder 1976 VTC-7100 V-Cord 1 B/W Portapack VCR SOLD VTC-8200 V-Cord I/II Dual Speed Color VCR SOLD Javelin XL-5000 EIAJ B/W Time Lapse VTR (Sanyo VTR-1360 ) Javelin VTR-300 EIAJ Color VTR SHIBADEN (Hitachi Denshi) 1968 Shibaden SV-700 pre-EIAJ B/W VTR 1968 Shibaden SV-800 pre-EIAJ B/W VTR with Monitor / Receiver 1968 Shibaden SV-707 Record Only Portapack VTR   1970 Shibaden SV-550 EIAJ Record Only Portapack VTR SOLD Shibaden SV-510 B/W EIAJ VTR Hitachi SV-520D Color EIAJ VTR   SIEMENS Siemens SIRECORD XH One Inch Medical VTR       SINGER PR-1 Portable BW EIAJ VTR (Rebadged JVC PV-4500)       SONY         Sony technology has come a long way since these products were the order of the day. Now any Sony TV or Sony DVD player would put many of these products to shame. Still you have to start somewhere. 1970 AV-3400 EIAJ B/W Portapack VTR System AV-3600 EIAJ B/W Videocorder AV-3650 EIAJ B/W Editing Videocorder AV-5000A non-Standard Color EIAJ Videocorder 1976 AV-8400 EIAJ Color Portapack VTR AV-8600 EIAJ Color Videocorder AV-8650 EIAJ Color Editing Videocorder TAV-3610 Combination EIAJ Videocorder & TV Monitor 1967 CV-2000D First Consumer Videocorder NOT FOR SALE 1968 CV-2100 Videocorder with basic editing funtions 1967 CV-2200(A) Editing & Duplicating Videocorders 1968 CV-2600 Simplified 1/2" Skip Field Videocorder 1967 "Video Rover" Portapack VTR 1967 TCV-2110 Videocorder System 1967 CV-5600P European PAL Format Color Videocorder NOT FOR SALE 1966 EV-200 B/W One Inch Videocorder 1967 EV-210 Color Capable One Inch Videocorder 1968 EV-310 Color Capable One Inch Videocorder 1969 EV-320F 1" Color Capable Editing Videocorder with Flying Erase Heads 1970 UV-340 One Inch Full Color Editing Videocorder 1971 VP-1000U Umatic Video Cassette Player 1971 VO-1600U Umatic Video Cassette Recorder 1974 VP-3000 Umatic-S Video Cassette Player 1974 VO-3800 Umatic-S Professional Portapack VCR 1974? BVU-100 Umatic-S Professional Portapack VCR 1984 BVE-3000A Editing Controller NOT FOR SALE 1972  TT-100 VTR Tuner / Timer / RF Unit 1968 TUM-100 TV Tuner / RF Modulator 1964 CLP-1B Color Adapter For EV Series Videocorder Extremely Rare Early Sony Prototype Videocorders     TECHNICOLOR / FUNAI 1981 Funai F-812A CVC Format Portapack Technicolor 212D CVC Format Portapack Technicolor 335D CVC Format "Video Showcase"   TELEMATION TVP-1010 Umatic       TOSHIBA GV-212 Color EIAJ Editing VTR       WESTEL COMPANY WR-201 Airborne Video Tape Recorder       [HOME] Created 2008 Last updated: December 22, 2013