ANTENNA, TELEVISION

Description: 1. TUNER. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. SILVER. FRONT OF TUNER HAS NUMEROUS BUTTONS INCLUDING: "AUTO", "POWER", "OFF", CHANNELS 2 THROUGH 13, AND "SELECT VTR TV". THERE IS ALSO A DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREEN ON FRONT AND A DOOR THAT OPENS OUT TO REVEAL 21 BUTTONS WITH NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON THEM. ON FRONT OF TUNER READS "HITACHI VT-TU75A VIDEO TUNER". ON TOP OF TUNER IS A DOOR THAT FLIPS UP TO REVEAL 12 SWITCHES AND 12 WHEELS LETTERED FROM A THROUGH L. BACK OF TUNER HAS 6 JACKS AND 3 CORDS. SERIAL NO. "00905297". 2. INSTRUCTION MANUALS. 25.6 X 18.2. 2 IDENTICAL MANUALS, EXCEPT ONE IS IN ENGLISH, ONE IS IN FRENCH. FRONT COVER HAS A PICTURE OF VIDEO TUNER AND READS "HITACHI VIDEO TUNER MODEL VT-TU75A INSTRUCTION MANUAL". MANUAL HELD TOGETHER BY 2 STAPLES. CONSISTS OF 19 PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS. BACK COVER READS "P4600474" AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. BACK COVER OF ENGLISH MANUAL IS TORN.

History: WORKED WITH VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER P20000027001-GA. BOUGHT AT SMITH'S ON 13TH STREET, IN LETHBRIDGE. PURCHASED IN THE LATE 1970S BY DONOR FOR A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS (COMBINED WITH TUNER), AND USED IN DONOR'S BUSINESS "VIDEO VENTURES", WHICH TAPED WEDDINGS AND HORSESHOWS. BUSINESS BEGAN OPERATION IN THE LATE 1970S, BASED OUT OF CLARESHOLM, IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW LONG BUSINESS WAS IN OPERATION FOR. EQUIPMENT WAS NOT USED IN LETHBRIDGE.