Name/Title
ORWO K60 "low noise" compact cassette, beingeEntry/Object ID
2025.1.264Description
Yellowed/cream-shell cassette, white/blue label; blank write-on area (no handwritten content); content unknown.Use
Belonged to Leopoldo Arús GálvezCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
VEB Magnetbandfabrik DessauPlace
City
Dessau* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Region
Central EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Date: circa 1970s–1980s (Dessau joined the combine after 1970 as the main tape producer)Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
"K60 / low noise"; "VEB Magnetbandfabrik Dessau"; "Made in German Democratic Republic"; "ORWO."Accessories
Accessory
CaseNotes
One yellow case, one black case, one blue caseMaterials
Material
Plastic, PaperMaterial Notes
Materials/Technique: molded plastic shell; printed paper label.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisitionPlace
City
WolfenRegion
Saxony-Anhalt, Central Europe* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Continent
EuropeNotes
productionResearch Notes
Notes
The ORWO trademark ("ORiginal WOlfen") was introduced in 1964 to distinguish GDR output from West German Agfa, and the Fotochemisches Kombinat was founded in Wolfen in 1970, with VEB Chemiefaserwerk "Friedrich Engels" Premnitz among its operating units; VEB Magnetbandfabrik Dessau and VEB Galfütex Schmölln (renamed VEB ORWO-Plast Schmölln in 1982) were joined to the combine later, with Dessau becoming the main magnetic-tape producer. The Compact Cassette format itself was first introduced by Philips in 1963.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
June 10, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026