Cleaner, tape head
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC/CARTRIDGE/8-TRACK
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0272.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HARDMAN INDUSTRIES LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CARTRIDGE/ PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.5 cm
- Width
- 10.2 cm
- Height
- 2.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Sound
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- HARDMAN
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1970S
- Canada
-
8-TRACK PLAYERS WERE POPULAR, ESPECIALLY IN AUTOMOBILES, FROM LATE 1960S TO LATE 1970S IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE. - Function
-
TAPE CARTRIDGE PLACED IN 8-TRACK TAPE RECORDER TO CLEAN RECORDING & PLAYBACK HEADS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF 8-TRACK TAPE HEAD CLEANER. 8-TRACK WAS BASED ON CONTINUOUS LOOP CARTRIDGE SYSTEM DESIGNED IN 1950'S & IMPROVED BY W. LEAR IN 1984. 8-TRACK HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS & BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOBILE PLAYBACK IN MOVING VEHICLE, COULD NOT FAST-FORWARD, REWIND, ERASE OR EDIT EASILY. IT WAS NOT POPULAR AS HOME RECORDING MEDIUM & BY EARLY 1980S HAD BEEN LARGELY DISPLACED BY 1/4 INCH COMPACT CASSETTE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RAISED LETTERING READING "MFG'D UNDER LICENSE FROM/ LEAR JET STEREO INC./ BY HARDMAN INDUSTRIES LTD.-TORONTO/ PATD. 1972-70 CANADA"/ RED LETTERING ON LABEL READS "AUDIO/ EIGHT/ HEAD CLEANER/ GUARANTEED NON-ABRASIVE/ Removes deposits from delicate magnetic tape heads with/ the non-abrasive polishing action of polyester fibers. Fits/ all 8 track recorders and playback units. Use every ten hours/ of play for longer life and to improve the quality and clarity/ of sound reproduction./ NO. 8T-HC/ AUDIO MAGNETICS CORP. OF CANADA LTD./ TORONTO, CANADA"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACKCARTRIDGE/ WHITE & SALMON LABEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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HARDMAN INDUSTRIES LTD., Cleaner, tape head, circa 1975, Artifact no. 2001.0272, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0272.001/
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