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The Marconi post war numbering system was based on one or two letters followed by a number e.g. BD624 or B3100 for later cameras. Sometimes more than one part number relates to a particular camera 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 to the whole family of television equipment that was manufactured in that style by Marconi.


Marconi MkI camera

MkI A&B TA111302
1948
Image Orthicon 3 inch
Studio monochrome

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Marconi MkII camera

MkII BD624 BD677
1950
Image Orthicon 3 inch
Studio monochrome
Note:
In this picture of the MkII camera it has a MkI viewfinder on top! They were interchangeable.

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Marconi MkIII camera

MkIII BD687 BD808
1953
Image Orthicon 3 & 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome

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bulletMkIII restoration
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Marconi Mk4 camera

MkIV BD683 B3096
1958
Image Orthicon 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome

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Marconi Mk5 camera

MkV B3100
1965
Image Orthicon 4.5 inch
Studio monochrome

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Marconi Mk6 camera

MkVI B3124
~~1966
30mm Lead Oxide tube
Studio monochrome

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Marconi Mk7 camera

MkVII B3205
1965
4 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour

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Marconi Mk8 camera

MkVIII A&B B3215
1970
3 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour

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Marconi Mk8p camera

MkVIIIp B3250
1974
3 x 25mm Lead Oxide tubes
Colour portable

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Marconi Mk9 camera

MkIX B3265
1978
3 x 30mm Lead Oxide tubes
Studio colour


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Marconi Mk9p camera

MkIXp B3270

3 x 25mm Lead Oxide tubes
Colour portable

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Marconi Mk10 camera

MkX
~1985
3 x 18mm Plumbicons XQ3427
Studio Colour

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B3265 Camera

B3295 (SK90)

Eng colour

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BD609

Vidicon 1 inch
Radio camera monochrome

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BD844
~~ 1959
Vidicon 1 inch
Studio telecine camera mono

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BD864 B3095

Vidicon 1 inch
Studio monochrome

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BD871 V3020
1958~9
Vidicon 1 inch
CCTV Industrial Camera

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Mk4 vidicon caption or telecine camera
shown without the covers

MkIV BD896 B3097
~~1962
1 inch vidicon
Caption or telecine camera monochrome

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V321
~~1971
Vidicon 1 inch
Mil. Spec CCTV

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V322A camera

V322A

Vidicon 1 inch
Caption monochrome

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V3310 M4 colour vidicon camera

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

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Experimental 2 tube colour camera

Experimental colour,
MkII series
Early colour
2 x 3" I.O tubes

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Early colour MkIII series
~~1954

Image orthicon 3 x 3 inch Studio colour

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BD848
before 1964
Image orthicon 3 x 3 inch Studio colour

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B3200 MkIV series

Image Orthicon 3 x 3 inch Studio colour

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BD617B Monoscope camera

MkIII BD617B

Monoscope camera
monochrome

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