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The Marconi post war numbering system was based on two letters followed by a number e.g. BD624. B for Broadcast & D for Division. In 1967 a new numbering system was introduced with B for Broadcast plus 4 numbers e.g. B3100. Sometimes more than one number relates to a particular unit as it overlapped the change from 2 to 1 prefix letters.

The Mkxx numbering system identified the camera family but not the exact version of that camera, additionally the Mkxx numbering also identified a particular constructional style that applied, at that time, to the whole family of television equipment that Marconi's manufactured.


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Mk I A&B TA111302
1948
Image Orthicon 3 inch
Studio monochrome


Mk II BD624 BD677
1950
Image Orthicon 3 inch
Studio monochrome


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Mk III BD687 BD808
1953
Image Orthicon 3 & 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome

Mk IV BD863 B3096
1958
Image Orthicon 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome


Mk V B3100
1965
Image Orthicon 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome



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Mk VI B3124
1966, December
30mm Lead Oxide tube
Studio monochrome



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Mk VII B3205
1965 (RTS** vol.11/4 Oct.1965)
1969 Mk VIIB (Marconi Sound & Vision)
4 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour

Mk VIII A&B B3215
1970 first shown at IBC70
1973 Mk VIIIB announced (SMPTE**)
3 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour

Mk VIIIp B3250
1974 Shown at IBC74
3 x 25mm Lead Oxide tubes
Colour portable


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Mk IX B3265
1978 Shown at NAB 1978
1981 MkIXB announced.
3 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour


Mk IXp B3270
1978 Shown at NAB 1978
3 x 25mm Lead Oxide tubes
Colour portable, companion

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Mk X B3285
1985 Shown at Montreux
3 x 18mm Plumbicons XQ3427
Studio Colour

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B3295 (SK90)
1979
18mm. Plumbicons
Colour portable, eng-news gathering


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BD609 see note 2 below
1961
Vidicon 1 inch
Radio camera monochrome


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BD835 (A version in 1958)
c. 1954 - 1955 (8)
Vidicon 1 inch
Industrial CCTV camera mono

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BD844
c. 1957
Vidicon 1 inch
Studio telecine camera mono

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BD864 B3095
1958
Vidicon 1 inch
Studio monochrome



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BD871 V3020 Type 4339A-C
1957
Vidicon 1 inch
CCTV Industrial monochrome

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Mk IV BD896 B3097
c. 1961
1 inch vidicon
Caption or telecine camera monochrome

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V321 V3211
1963 (announced WW July)
Vidicon 1 inch
Mil. Spec CCTV



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V322A
c. 1965
Vidicon 1 inch
Caption CCTV Industrial monochrome


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V322B
c. 1965
Vidicon 1 inch
Studio monochrome


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V325
c. 1980
Intensified isocon
Airborne low light camera



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V327 (Marconi-Elliott Avionic)
1974
1 inch Vidicon
Caption CCTV Industrial


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V3310 Mk IV series 1961
BD877 Mk IV series 1964
3 x 1 inch Vidicon
Studio colour


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Experimental colour,
Mk II style equipment.
c. spring 1954
2 x 3" I.O tubes


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Early colour Mk III style equipment
1954 to 1956
Image orthicon 3 x 3 inch
Studio colour


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BD848 Mk IV style equipment
c. 1957 to 1961
Image orthicon 3 x 3 inch
Studio colour

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Experimental colour cameras

1963-4


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B3200 Mk IV style equipment
1962
Image Orthicon 3 x 3 inch
Studio colour

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OA1706 (Marconi Instruments)
c.1964
Image Isocon 4.5 inch tube
Low light industrial/scientific



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BD617B (Mk III series equipment)
1951 (report in Practical TV)
Monoscope camera, portable
monochrome test card

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BD665 (Mk III series equipment)
1951 (report in Practical TV)
Monoscope camera, studio
monochrome test card



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Note 2: Designed and manufactured by Compagnie General de as CP102 and sold under licence.

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