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Alfred Bendiner, ...And So..., 1948, Republican Convention nominating Dewey
Alfred Bendiner, ...And So..., 1948, Republican Convention nominating Dewey

Alfred Bendiner, ...And So..., 1948, Republican Convention nominating Dewey

By Alfred Bendiner

Located in New York, NY

There are so many fascinating things here: A packed scene with doves, state signs, and cameras -- the first appearance of TV cameras at a presidential convention, and the strong favo...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

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Lithograph

RARE AND COLLECTABLE ViNTAGE 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAIR
RARE AND COLLECTABLE ViNTAGE 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAIR

RARE AND COLLECTABLE ViNTAGE 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAIR

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

His modern use of a transparent Perspex canopy above the ceremony held on a slate dias meant that mounted television cameras could bring an intimate view of the six-hour event into t...

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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Fabric, Wood

LAST OF ITS KIND BRAND NEW IN THE BOX 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAiR
LAST OF ITS KIND BRAND NEW IN THE BOX 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAiR

LAST OF ITS KIND BRAND NEW IN THE BOX 1969 PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE ARMCHAiR

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

His modern use of a transparent Perspex canopy above the ceremony held on a slate dias meant that mounted television cameras could bring an intimate view of the six-hour event into t...

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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Merce Cunningham with dancers and video camera performing 'TV Rerun'
Merce Cunningham with dancers and video camera performing 'TV Rerun'

Merce Cunningham with dancers and video camera performing 'TV Rerun'

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Merce Cunningham with dancers and video camera performing "TV Rerun" at Westbeth, New York City in 1978.

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1960s Pop Art Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Elephant Family" Large original serigraph.
"Elephant Family" Large original serigraph.

"Elephant Family" Large original serigraph.

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for a...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

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Screen

Discotheque
Discotheque

Andy WarholDiscotheque, 1965

$100,000

H 1 in W 1 in

Discotheque

By Andy Warhol

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Video footage of Edie in “Space” is playing on a small television set. Norelco 1” camera is visible on a small stand.

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1960s Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Film

"Metropolitan Opera, New York City Premiere" Large serigraph.
"Metropolitan Opera, New York City Premiere" Large serigraph.

"Metropolitan Opera, New York City Premiere" Large serigraph.

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for a...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Screen

Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty

LeRoy NeimanStatue of Liberty, 1986

Price Upon Request

H 24 in W 16 in

Statue of Liberty

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Missouri, MO

Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for a...

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1980s American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Chalk, Acrylic

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Early Television Camera PickUp Tube Paperweight Display Mounted on Stone
Early Television Camera PickUp Tube Paperweight Display Mounted on Stone

Early Television Camera PickUp Tube Paperweight Display Mounted on Stone

By Bill Reiter

Located in Dallas, TX

. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your approval is this Mid-Century, Television cam...

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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Vintage Television Cameras

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Stone, Metal

Vintage TV Camera Tubes, As Sculpture Mid-20th Century, Mounted on Wood
Vintage TV Camera Tubes, As Sculpture Mid-20th Century, Mounted on Wood

Vintage TV Camera Tubes, As Sculpture Mid-20th Century, Mounted on Wood

By Bill Reiter

Located in Dallas, TX

A true vintage Archaic Early Television Camera artifact. As with all of our pieces, a signed and sealed "Certificate Of Authenticity" is included with your purchase.

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Mid-20th Century Archaistic Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Glass

Vintage TV Camera Tubes, As Sculpture Mid-20th Century, Mounted On Wood ON SALE

Vintage TV Camera Tubes, As Sculpture Mid-20th Century, Mounted On Wood ON SALE

Located in Dallas, TX

A true vintage Archaic Early Television Camera artifact. As with all of our pieces, a signed and sealed Certificate Of Authenticity is included with your purchase.

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Mid-20th Century Archaistic Vintage Television Cameras

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Glass

Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth
Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth

Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth

Located in London, GB

Part of the unmanned Луна Космическая Программа / Luna Space Programme (1958-1976), the Луна-16 / Luna 16 was a robotic probe with a stereo photographic imaging system (television ca...

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1970s Vintage Television Cameras

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Paper

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, wirca 1969-1970, with Tripod
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, wirca 1969-1970, with Tripod

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, wirca 1969-1970, with Tripod

By Sony Corporation

Located in Dallas, TX

Submitted for your consideration is this, circa 1969-1970, Sony vintage Vidicon industrial television camera complete with studio viewfinder and Sony TV zoom lens.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Metal, Wire

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, circa 1969-1970, Classic, Iconic with Tripod
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, circa 1969-1970, Classic, Iconic with Tripod

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, circa 1969-1970, Classic, Iconic with Tripod

By Sony Corporation

Located in Dallas, TX

Submitted for your consideration is this, circa 1969-1970, Sony vintage Vidicon industrial television camera complete with studio viewfinder and Sony TV zoom lens.

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Industrial Vintage Television Cameras

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Metal, Wire

Vintage French Rare Lens Paperweights. Early TV: 'Presse-Papier' C 1950s ON SALE
Vintage French Rare Lens Paperweights. Early TV: 'Presse-Papier' C 1950s ON SALE

Vintage French Rare Lens Paperweights. Early TV: 'Presse-Papier' C 1950s ON SALE

Located in Dallas, TX

. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for your consideration, these are RARE zoom lens optical multiplier adapters used in the 1950s and 1960s on lar...

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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Aluminum

Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth
Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth

Original Vintage Poster Space Robot Probe Soviet Science Luna 16 USSR Moon Earth

Located in London, GB

-16 / Luna 16 was a robotic probe with a stereo photographic imaging system (television camera and telecommunications equipment), a remote extendable arm and a radiation detector tha...

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1970s Russian Vintage Television Cameras

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Paper

Bob Ross Authentic Original Oil Pan Painting Alaska Cabin Mountain Scenes
Bob Ross Authentic Original Oil Pan Painting Alaska Cabin Mountain Scenes

Bob Ross Authentic Original Oil Pan Painting Alaska Cabin Mountain Scenes

By Bob Ross

Located in Minneapolis, MN

The first bidder to meet the bottom line price takes the artwork home. ** About Bob Ross Having spent his entire artistic career in front of the TV camera shooting “The Joy of Pai...

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1990s Realist Vintage Television Cameras

Revival of "Candid Camera"

Revival of "Candid Camera"

By George Wachsteter

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Caricature by George Wachstster (1911-2004) of Alan Funt for CBS-TV`s revival of `Candid Camera` for the May 19, 1963 cover of the New York Journal American TView Magazine.

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1960s Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board, Pen

Blood Serve,  Leroy Neiman Serigraph

Blood Serve, Leroy Neiman Serigraph

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Paonia, CO

He was the official artist for ABC-TV at the Olympic Games in 1972 , 1976, 1980 and often painted or sketched on live television.

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Screen

Power Serve LeRoy Neiman Serigraph

Power Serve LeRoy Neiman Serigraph

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Paonia, CO

He was the official artist for ABC-TV at the Olympic Games in 1972 , 1976, 1980 and often painted or sketched on live television.

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1980s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Television Cameras

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Screen

The Equestrian lithograph by Leroy Neiman
The Equestrian lithograph by Leroy Neiman

The Equestrian lithograph by Leroy Neiman

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Paonia, CO

He was the official artist for ABC-TV at the Olympic Games in 1972 , 1976, 1980 and often painted or sketched on live television.

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1980s American Impressionist Vintage Television Cameras

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Screen

Jockey of Hearts

Jockey of Hearts

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Missouri, MO

Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for a...

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1970s American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Lithograph

Munich, Olympic 1972, Mark Spitz
Munich, Olympic 1972, Mark Spitz

LeRoy NeimanMunich, Olympic 1972, Mark Spitz, 1972

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H 20.65 in W 24.5 in D 0.75 in

Munich, Olympic 1972, Mark Spitz

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for a...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Screen

Lucien Gibert Chalkware Casting of a Television Camera Man
Lucien Gibert Chalkware Casting of a Television Camera Man

Lucien Gibert Chalkware Casting of a Television Camera Man

Located in New York, NY

This sculpture by Lucien Gibert depicts a television camera man with his portable transmission pack on his back.

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1960s French Vintage Television Cameras

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Terracotta

Early Television Camera Gold Charm

Early Television Camera Gold Charm

Located in New York, NY

Wonderful charm: an early figural television camera, applied on a large round disc, with a radiating line pattern. 1 1/3" in diameter.

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1950s American Vintage Television Cameras

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14k Gold

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, Circa 1969, Classic, Iconic With Tripod
Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, Circa 1969, Classic, Iconic With Tripod

Sony Vintage Vidicon Video Camera, Circa 1969, Classic, Iconic With Tripod

By Sony Corporation

Located in Dallas, US

Submitted for your consideration is this, circa 1969, Sony vintage Vidicon industrial television camera complete with a studio viewfinder and a Sony TV zoom lens.

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1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Metal

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Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
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Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vintage Television Cameras

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
19th Century Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

19th Century Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

Located in London, by appointment only

Scottish, after 1837. This particular carving of the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom as used in Scotland is marvellous for the tremendous vitality of the Unicorn and Lions. It ...

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Late 19th Century British Early Victorian Vintage Television Cameras

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Wood, Paint

Buzz Aldrin, Sun Visor, Vintage Black and White Photo, NASA Apollo 11, 1969
Buzz Aldrin, Sun Visor, Vintage Black and White Photo, NASA Apollo 11, 1969

Buzz Aldrin, Sun Visor, Vintage Black and White Photo, NASA Apollo 11, 1969

By Buzz Aldrin

Located in New york, NY

An 11 x 14 black and white photograph of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Television Cameras

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Muhammad Ali Knocks out Liston, Color Photography, Fine Art Print

Muhammad Ali Knocks out Liston, Color Photography, Fine Art Print

By Neil Leifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ali Knocks out Liston, 1965 Hand signed by Neil Leifer 20 x 24 in. (50 x 60 cm) Fine Art Archival Pigment Print Edition of 350 Native New Yorker Neil Leifer began photographing spor...

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20th Century Vintage Television Cameras

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Archival Pigment

Vintage NASA Photograph of Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Vintage NASA Photograph of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Vintage NASA Photograph of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

By Meisel Photochrome Corporation

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Patrick Parrish is excited to offer an incredible group of original photographs printed by Meisel Photochrome Corporation of Dallas around 1970, shortly after the Apollo 11 Mission. ...

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1960s American Vintage Television Cameras

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Paper

Victorious Ali vs Liston II 1965, Photographic print, Dye Sublimated on Aluminum
Victorious Ali vs Liston II 1965, Photographic print, Dye Sublimated on Aluminum

Victorious Ali vs Liston II 1965, Photographic print, Dye Sublimated on Aluminum

By Neil Leifer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Homage to Ali: Neil Leifer pays tribute to the legendary Muhammad Ali in an exclusive set of classic photographs. Each photograph is in an edition of 40 signed dye-sublimation prints...

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1960s Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Color, Dye Transfer

Vintage NASA Photograph of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Vintage NASA Photograph of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Vintage NASA Photograph of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

By Meisel Photochrome Corporation

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Patrick Parrish is excited to offer an incredible group of original photographs printed by Meisel Photochrome Corporation of Dallas around 1970, shortly after the Apollo 11 Mission. ...

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1960s American Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Paper

Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 NASA Space Photography, Vintage Color Print, 11x14, 1960s
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 NASA Space Photography, Vintage Color Print, 11x14, 1960s

Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 NASA Space Photography, Vintage Color Print, 11x14, 1960s

By Nasa

Located in New york, NY

A color photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing next to a seismograph with the "Eagle" and American flag in the background remains an historical and artistic document from 8 days in space...

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1960s Contemporary Vintage Television Cameras

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print

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Vintage Television Cameras For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage television cameras is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and iron, all vintage television cameras available were constructed with great care. Vintage television cameras have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage television cameras are generally popular furniture pieces, but industrial, mid-century modern and neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Erco, Lord Snowdon and Minispot Photogenic Machine Co. each produced beautiful vintage television cameras that are worth considering.

How Much are Vintage Television Cameras?

Vintage television cameras can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $480, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $100,000.
Questions About Vintage Television Cameras
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Opinions on how old a camera has to be to be considered vintage vary. However, the general consensus is that cameras manufactured more than 50 years ago qualify for the label. You can find a range of vintage cameras on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    If your vintage Polaroid camera is still in working order, you can absolutely still use it. The one thing to check is whether the compatible film is readily available. If it is, then point and click away! You can find a selection of vintage polaroid cameras from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.