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OBJECT TYPE: 1 IN./REEL/MAGNETIC
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0246.001

MANUFACTURER: 3M Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TAPE REEL: METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CORE/ SYNTHETIC TAPE/ SYNTHETIC CASE WITH PAPER LABELS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 30.3 cm
Width: 29.7 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Television
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: 3M
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: UNUSED; THIS TYPE USED IN 1970'S & 1980'S
Canada: AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO RECORD AND PLAYBACK A COMPOSITE BLACK & WHITE OR COLOUR TV SIGNAL
Technical: ALLOWED FOR THE RECORDING OF TV PICTURES AND SOUND SIGNALS FOR REPRODUCTION AND TRANSMISSION AT A LATER DATE. THIS MEANT TV PROGRAMS NO LONGER HAD TO BE AIRED LIVE BUT COULD BE FILMED & EDITED BEFORE FINAL TRANSMISSION AND COULD BE EASILY PRESERVED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: REEL: 'Scotch/ WITH EXCLUSIVE/ PROTECTIVE/ BACKTREATMENT/ RECORD ON SHINY SIDE'/ LABELS ON BACK: '97989 11 001 19' '360 1 3000'/ CASE LID: 'Scotch/ BRAND/ MAGNETIC TAPE/ 3M COMPANY [LOGO]/ EXCLUSIVE "SHOCK-SHIELD" CASE/ FOR STORAGE AND SHIPPING/ [EXPLANATION OF LOCK]/ THE TERM "SCOTCH" AND THE/ PLAID DESIGN ARE REGISTERED/ TRADEMARKS OF 3M COMPANY,/ ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101/ [WARRANTY STATEMENT]'/ ON CASE BOTTOM: 'U.S. PAT. NO. 3,355,660'/ ON LABEL: 'CAT. NO. 360-1-3000 R97C87/ STOCK NO. 84-9800-7666-9/ 754-1053-530'
Missing: N/A
Finish: REEL: PAINTED COPPERY GOLD WITH BLACK LETTERING - BLACK INNER CORE/ BLACK TAPE/ CASE: LIGHT BLUE WITH YELLOW CENTRE; WHITE LABELS WITH BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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3M Co., Videotape, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1993.0246, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0246.001/

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