Sedge
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Hi –
Just for fun, can anyone identify all this equipment? Saw this hi-fi set up on a Twilight Zone episode from 1964 (“Sounds and Silences”), starring John McGiver. My guess is that the system belonged to one of the stage set-up people and was borrowed for the show. I took these photos directly from the screen (sorry, not great resolution).
- Two turntables; the one on the left is Garrard, not sure the one on the right
- R2R tape deck (or probably tape recorder) – brand?
- Two speakers that look like they attach to the tape deck (you can see the right one in the photos, the left one is on the fireplace hearth hidden from view)
- A tuner (w/ pre-amp?) – brand?
- Two tube amps on the floor, no covers – Macs?
- One large speaker below the tape deck – brand?
There’s some sort of little box in front of the tape deck with what looks like power cords connected (?). Also inter-connects coming out of the deck at the top and lower left, and one from the right turntable. All the inter-connects look like they were done in a hurry, with no attempt to hide the cables. The deck was not played in this episode, only the right turntable.
The McGiver character (Roswell G. Flemington) was shuffling those records around like a deck of cards. Some are also shown on the stone heart with no covers! No covers anywhere…His wife broke one into little pieces, so they must have been pre-vinyl. Oh well, they were supposedly recordings of WWII battleships firing their guns.
A big attaboy to whomever can ID everything. Have fun!
Just for fun, can anyone identify all this equipment? Saw this hi-fi set up on a Twilight Zone episode from 1964 (“Sounds and Silences”), starring John McGiver. My guess is that the system belonged to one of the stage set-up people and was borrowed for the show. I took these photos directly from the screen (sorry, not great resolution).
- Two turntables; the one on the left is Garrard, not sure the one on the right
- R2R tape deck (or probably tape recorder) – brand?
- Two speakers that look like they attach to the tape deck (you can see the right one in the photos, the left one is on the fireplace hearth hidden from view)
- A tuner (w/ pre-amp?) – brand?
- Two tube amps on the floor, no covers – Macs?
- One large speaker below the tape deck – brand?
There’s some sort of little box in front of the tape deck with what looks like power cords connected (?). Also inter-connects coming out of the deck at the top and lower left, and one from the right turntable. All the inter-connects look like they were done in a hurry, with no attempt to hide the cables. The deck was not played in this episode, only the right turntable.
The McGiver character (Roswell G. Flemington) was shuffling those records around like a deck of cards. Some are also shown on the stone heart with no covers! No covers anywhere…His wife broke one into little pieces, so they must have been pre-vinyl. Oh well, they were supposedly recordings of WWII battleships firing their guns.
A big attaboy to whomever can ID everything. Have fun!