ORWO K90 low noise compact cassette, in case

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

ORWO K90 "low noise" compact cassette, in case

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.219

Description

A standard Compact Cassette (90-minute, 2×45) on a black shell, housed in a clear yellow-tinged plastic case with a paper J-card insert. The J-card front carries "Magnetbandkassette K90 / low noise," the ORWO logo and maker line, and the brand's red/yellow/blue interlocking-spiral graphic; the cassette label inside repeats the brand, grade, and maker. The write-on lines are blank

Use

Belonged to Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen

Place

City

Wolfen

Region

Saxony-Anhalt, Central Europe

* Untyped Place

G.D.R.

Continent

Europe

Notes

Date: Circa 1970s–1980s (tentative). The ORWO brand dates from 1964 and the "Fotochemisches Kombinat" attribution implies after the combine's 1970 formation; no explicit production date.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Side 1

Transcription

107595

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

J-card front: "Magnetbandkassette K90"; "low noise"; "ORWO ®"; "VEB FILMFABRIK WOLFEN / Fotochemisches Kombinat DDR." J-card back (top edge): "ORWO ® Magnetbandkassette K90"; "Spielzeit 90 min. (2×45 min.)"; "® Eingetragenes Warenzeichen / Registered Trade Mark"; "Made in GDR / Fabriqué en RDA"; "Schl.-Nr. ELN 149 48 100." Cassette shell: "ORWO ®"; "low noise"; "VEB FILMFABRIK WOLFEN / Fotochemisches Kombinat DDR"; "K90"; side "1"; serial "107595." Case (back): collection label "ACS-000919."

Dimensions

Height

7 cm

Width

11 cm

Depth

2.2 cm

Parts

case, inside label, cassette tape

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Material

Plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen

Notes

producer

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

acquisition

Place

City

Wolfen

Region

Saxony-Anhalt, Central Europe

* Untyped Place

G.D.R.

Continent

Europe

Notes

production

Research Notes

Notes

The "Schl.-Nr. ELN 149 48 100" is a GDR product-nomenclature (Erzeugnis- und Leistungsnomenklatur) code, not a date.

Notes

This is the K90 (90-minute) sibling of the Wolfen-made K60 cassette, from the same plant and combine

Created By

Hana Flamm

Create Date

April 1, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 14, 2026