I am quite pleased to add the private collection of Dicky Howett to this page. Dicky and Chuck Pharis are old friends and Chuck has seen his personal camera collection at Dicky's home in England.

Chuck and Dicky have a lot in common...both loved cameras from and early age, both started their television carriers behind the camera, and both share the distinction of having huge, world class camera collections. Dicky and Paul Marshall own Europe's premier television prop house, Golden Age Television Recreations with over 150 TV cameras and 3 thirty one foot remote trucks; two of which are 1960s vintage and fully functioning. If you would like to see a great site on the European cameras, this is it! Tons on Marconi cameras and much more.

Below, two interesting videos of Dicky and his collection.

Above, an 11 year old Dicky in 1956 and present day...below, the cover of Dickie's book. Television Innovations, 50 Technological Developments. To see an abridged sample of this book, click here.

We'll start with the most pitiful looking thing you've ever seen, but with Mr. Howett as the new master, it will look brand new again soon. Notice this is a TK11 body with at TK10 viewfinder...an odd looking duck, but the good news is that since this photo, a TK11 viewfinder has emerged from the either. Below we see an example of his refurbishing work on this RCA TK10 from KHJ in LA, and the TK11 from NBC. Both came to Dickie in rough shape too, but look perfect again now.

This one of 2 cameras from home Dicky uses on movie sets...it's an Ikegami HK 323, and in the photo at the top of the page is Dicky with the other one, an Ikegami 79E.

Above is the EMI 203 and below, the color version of the EMI. This bottom shot is another case of the camera being used as a prop. Speaking of which, this is the camera model that was used in the great movie 'Network'. Identifying those has stumped a lot of us Yanks.

Above, WOW...a great looking Marconi Mark II camera. Below, quite a different look for the Marconi III, but at least it has a tiltable viewfinder and may have been the first with that idea. The odd looking lenses on the Mark III are Watson lenses with 'snoot' lens shades. Not pretty like her sister, but a lot of personality!

Above is the Pye Mark III monochrome and below, the Link 125 color camera.

Below are several of Dicky's ENG cameras. On top, the Ikegami 79A, below that an ICVP and finally an Ikegami 77A.

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