General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC TAPE AND SPOOL; CARDSTOCK BOX; WOODEN BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

13.2 cm

Width

13.2 cm

Height

1.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

3M

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Minnesota

City

St. Paul

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

PREPARED IN 1979 - BUNKER DISMANTLED IN 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 GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICALS, PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, AND ENSURE "CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT" AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACK.

Function

TO BE BROADCAST AS A WARNING OF IMMINIENT NUCLEAR ATTACK

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON SPOOL: 'EB 2-67 7.5'/ LABEL ON BOX INCLUDES: 'Canadian/ Broadcasting/ Corporation/ ATTACK WARNING MESSAGES/ TAPE NO: EB-2/ ALTERNATING ENGLISH, FRENCH - TWICE/ SPEED 7.5 TIME 10 MINS.APPROX./ DATE RECORDED SEPT. 28/79'/ MOLDED IN SPOOL: 'Scotch/ BRAND/Side 1/ Side 2/ 3M COMPANY'/ DYNOTAPE ON STORAGE BOX: 'EMERGENCY TAPES/ ONLY TO BE PLAYED UNDER DIRECTION'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BROWN TAPE IN CLEAR SPOOL; WHITE BOX WITH GREY AND BLUE PRINTING;VARNISHED WOODEN BOX WITH BLUE & WHITE DYMNOTAPE

Decoration

N/A