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OBJECT TYPE: REEL-TO-REEL/1/2 INCH/HELICAL SCAN
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0563.001

MANUFACTURER: Sony
MODEL: V-30 D
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: B6910223
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic tape & reel; paper label

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 11.7 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Example of video equipment used for instructional purposes in a Canadian university in the period before the introduction of compact video cassette formats.
Function: Medium upon which visual images and audio signals were recorded.
Technical: 1/2 inch helical scan tape on small spindle reel. 850 feet of tape provides 20 minutes of continuous recording time.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SONY/ VIDEO TAPE" printed on one side of reel. "Jean-Louis/ Diamond" Handwritten in blue ink on paper label taped to reel. "JAPAN" appears on reverse of central hub. "B6910223" stamped in black ink on reel. "SONY" cast twice in raise print on tape guard.
Missing: None.
Finish: Black synthetic tape wound on black/dark grey opaque synthetic reel. Black synthetic plate fixed to centre bears grey text. Off-white paper label fastened to reel using clear adhesive tape.
Decoration: N/A

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Sony, Videotape, circa 1970, Artifact no. 2002.0563, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0563.001/

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