The Ernest Walter (Bill) Elliot collection

ELLIOT

1970 - 1974

This archive contains correspondence, documents, technical drawings and publications relating to the television electronic disc (TeD) developed by Decca Radio & Television, based in Bradford, and Telefunken. This relationship was pre-established and termed ‘Teldec’. The 8-inch-diameter (200 mm) flexible foil discs, which spun at 1,500 rpm on a cushion of air and recorded 5 minutes of content, could be played on a Television receiver. This collection documents the development and presentation of television electronic discs and also includes some examples of the discs themselves. The collection also contains the report for the international press conference held at the world premiere of the video disk on 24 June 1970 at Telefunken in Berlin.

one box

This archive is in good condition.

English, German

This collection was donated by Malcolm Webster in 2016.

2050

National Science and Media Museum, Bradford

Access is given in accordance with the NMeM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility. Series 1 and 2 of this archive are currently closed due to personal data.

Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NMeM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.

This archive has been generally kept in its original order. A duplicate of notes on a Teldec visit and design plans for the video disc were moved from series /2 to /1. A promotional brochure was moved into series /2. The original branded Decca video discs files that the archive arrived in are retained with the materials.