General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CARTRIDGE/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length

13.5 cm

Width

10.2 cm

Height

2.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HARDMAN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970S

Canada

8-TRACK PLAYERS WERE POPULAR, ESPECIALLY IN AUTOMOBILES, FROM LATE 1960S TO LATE 1970S IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE.

Function

TAPE CARTRIDGE PLACED IN 8-TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO CLEAN RECORDING & PLAYBACK HEADS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 8-TRACK TAPE HEAD CLEANER. 8-TRACK WAS BASED ON CONTINUOUS LOOP CARTRIDGE SYSTEM DESIGNED IN 1950'S & IMPROVED BY W. LEAR IN 1984. 8-TRACK HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS & BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOBILE PLAYBACK IN MOVING VEHICLE, COULD NOT FAST-FORWARD, REWIND, ERASE OR EDIT EASILY. IT WAS NOT POPULAR AS HOME RECORDING MEDIUM & BY EARLY 1980S HAD BEEN LARGELY DISPLACED BY 1/4 INCH COMPACT CASSETTE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING READING "MFG'D UNDER LICENSE FROM/ LEAR JET STEREO INC./ BY HARDMAN INDUSTRIES LTD.-TORONTO/ PATD. 1972-70 CANADA"/ RED LETTERING ON LABEL READS "AUDIO/ EIGHT/ HEAD CLEANER/ GUARANTEED NON-ABRASIVE/ Removes deposits from delicate magnetic tape heads with/ the non-abrasive polishing action of polyester fibers. Fits/ all 8 track recorders and playback units. Use every ten hours/ of play for longer life and to improve the quality and clarity/ of sound reproduction./ NO. 8T-HC/ AUDIO MAGNETICS CORP. OF CANADA LTD./ TORONTO, CANADA"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

BLACKCARTRIDGE/ WHITE & SALMON LABEL

Decoration

N/A