General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC TAPE ON METAL REEL, IN CARDSTOCK CASE/ TAPE CONSISTS OF RED OXIDE ON PLASTIC BASE, ON ALUMINUM REEL (INFO. FROM TRADE LIT. IN SUPP. INF.)

Dimensions

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

Length

29.0 cm

Width

28.8 cm

Height

2.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Audio

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

USED IN 1953 TO RECORD, & LATER FOR PLAYBACK.

Canada

THE MEETING VIARADIO BETWEEN ENGINEERS IN CANADA & IN ENGLAND WAS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS IN CANADA. IT WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN THAT IT WAS A MEETING HELD TO PLAN SOUND & TV COVERAGE OF THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

Function

TO RECORD AUDIO SO THAT IT CAN BE PLAYED BACK ON APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT/ THESE TAPES USED TO RECORD MEETINGS CONDUCTED BY RADIO BETWEEN LONDON & MONTREAL TO DISCUSS PREPARATIONS FOR SOUND & TV COVERAGE OF THE CORONATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

Technical

PROVIDES A RECORD OF WHAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEETING TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN CANADA & EUROPE USING RADIO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON REEL 'audiotape/ MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARK/ AUDIO DEVICES, Inc. New York', STAMPED INTO REEL 'COMCO CORP. CHIGACO 47, U.S.A.'/ HANDWRITTEN LABEL 'IEE-EIC JOINT MEETING/ DEC 3/53', 'Reel No. 1 OF 1/ Opr. [R.R.M.]', PRINTED '30 15 7.5/ Speed' ('7.5' IS CIRCLED BY HAND)/ IN CENTRE OF HOLDER IS 'PATENT No./ 2,571,133'/ LABEL ON CASE 'audiotape/ TRADE MARK/ it speaks for itself/ MAGNETIC RECORDING TAPE/ A Product of/ AUDIO DEVICES, Inc./ Manufacturers of audiodiscs/ 444 Madison Ave., New York 22, N.Y./ 2500 ft. Red Oxide on Plastic Base - Type 2551-R/ (ON REEL)' & 'SPLICE-FREE'/ STAMPED ON BOX 'PATENT No./ 2,571,133' & 'A20143'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BACK 'JOINT IEE-EIC'

Missing

none

Finish

SHINY BROWN TAPE, SILVERTONE REEL/ BROWN BOX WITH RED, WHITE & BLACK LABEL.

Decoration

N/A