General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal reel with synthetic magnetic tape in a cardboard box.

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Radio

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

3M

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

THIS UNIT USED BY DONOR BETWEEN 1963 AND 1996

Canada

PART OF THE CBC RADIO BROADCAST STUDIO INSIDE THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, NANAIMO, B.C. THIS WAS ONE OF 7 UNDERGROUND BUNKERS BUILT ACROSS CANADA FROM 1959-1963 TO SHELTER GOVERNMENTAND MILITARY OFFICIALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

A recording and playback medium for use with a reel-to-reel audio tape recorder-player.

Technical

PART OF A "PACKAGED" STUDIO CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED, IN ONE UNIT, ALL FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OPERATE AND AM OR FM BROADCAST STATION. UNIT INCLUDES JACK FIELD AND MCCURDY MONITOR AMPS IN ADDITION TO TAPE TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES. TUBE TECHNOLOGY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Black printed markings on front of reel: "Scotch/ WITH EXCLUSIVE/ PROTECTIVE/ BACK TREATMENT/ RECORD ON SHINY SIDE"/ On the label on the proper front: "PGM./ MORNING MUSIC T.O./ #15/ CBC 760/ DATE/ 60 MINS +/ NO./ 15 7.5 3.75/ TECH."/ On the proper front of the box lid and on two sides: "AMPEX/ PRECISION MAGNETIC TAPE"/ Written on white tape along the proper right side of the box: "ALL NITE MUSIC #15"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Grey metal reel with black/dark brown tape, black printed markings and a white label with blue printed text and red ink handwritten markings. The reel is stored in a grey, textured cardboard box with blue printed markings and a white tape along one side with black handwritten markings.

Decoration

N/A