General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC TAPE ON METAL REEL, IN CARDSTOCK CASE

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

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Diameter

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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

ON REEL ‘M 555'/ HAD LABEL ON IT WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED (NOW STORED IN SUPP. INF.) ‘Pgm. [TYPED:] Discussion on BBC arrangements [PRINTED:] Time/ Date [TYPED:] Nov. 15 `53/ 15 [WERE 2 OTHER NUMBERS PRINTED HERE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN TYPED OVER]/ Speed/ Reel No. [TYPED:] M-555/ [PRINTED:] Opr. bb'/ ON BOX ‘FOR PROFESSIONAL USE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ SCOTCH/ BRAND/ Sound Recording Tape/ Made in U.S.A. by MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. COMPANY, St. Paul 6, Minnesota', ‘No.111A SCOTCH BRAND Sound Recording Tape ON N.A.B. REEL ¼ x 2400 FT.' ON BACK OF BOX HAS LABEL ‘CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION/ Tape Record/ Reel No. M-555/ Programme Details Speed Date Opr./ Discussion on BBC arrangements for the/ Coronation Broadcasts./ To be presented Dec. 3, 1953 for the/ institution of Electrical Engineers/ London England by Dr. A. Wright./ Released to J.E. Hayes. Room 1111/ 3 Items: 1st 3'00"/ 2nd 50"/ 3rd 9'55" ' & ‘15 Nov.16-53 bb'/ MARKINGS ON INSIDE OF BOX INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON SPLICING USING SCOTCH BRAND SPLICING TAPE, & INFORMATION ON USING THE PACKAGE PROPERLY.

Missing

N/A

Finish

SHINY BROWN TAPE, SILVERTONE REEL/ BOX IS BLACK WITH RED & WHITE MKGS

Decoration

N/A