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Dutchsteammachine
24th October 2021, 21:14
Greetings!

I found these 3 1" open reel video tapes with Apollo 11 labels at an online auction, grabbed them up immediately. The American seller says he got them a few decades ago but doesn't remember anything else.

https://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=17918&stc=1&d=1635106327

Each tape holds 1 hour of video and judging from the tracks was recorded on an Ampex type A machine.

https://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=17920&stc=1&d=1635106387


I have yet to play them back to verify if the labels hold true.

What could be on them? Lost Apollo television broadcasts? behind the scenes studio footage?! I Love Lucy?


I believe I have found a company in the Netherlands that will be able to play these back and maybe digitise. Hope to give these a spin next month!

Stay tuned.

ognirats
24th October 2021, 21:19
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/402410-1969-Memorex-1-videotape-with-NASA-Apollo-%28-%29-material