Tape Recording Featuring Radio Program "Folk Weekend" (WETA), 1978
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Artifact Overview
The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Audiotape
Date Made
29 January 1978
Creator Notes
Musical selections recorded by Robert Casey on an audiotape manufactured by Lafayette Instrument Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
96.12.22
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert H. Casey.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Polyester (Fiber)
Dimensions
Height: 0.75 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
product package:
Lafayette Criterion XHE
. . .
product package, hand written:
Folk Weekend (WETA) 1/29/78
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