Лента магнитная (Magnetic Tape) Type А4407-6Б Reel-to-Reel Recording Tape in Box

Object/Artifact

-

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

"Лента магнитная" (Magnetic Tape) Type А4407-6Б Reel-to-Reel Recording Tape in Box

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.318

Description

Boxed open-reel magnetic recording tape, with tape wound on the reel. The square paperboard carton is printed front and back. The front (Image 1) carries the product name, a square logo enclosing a three-spoke reel device (upper right), a pasted-on label inscribed by hand "CINTA #2," the type and length, and a bold geometric starburst in brown, orange, yellow, and grey converging on a small central roundel (a maritime/wave emblem) over which a "2" has been written by hand; "CINTA #2" is also penciled across the artwork. The back (Image 2) bears the plant's ship-in-circle emblem and name, ruled index lines (one filled), specification and price text, an "ОТК-8" quality-control stamp, and a faint ink batch/date stamp. Inside is a reel of dark oxide tape on a clear three-spoke plastic hub with metal flanges (Image 3); the flange is molded with the plant's ship emblem, and the hub and tape pack carry orange grease-pencil "#" hash marks. Reel diameter approximately 15 cm (tentative; no scale in frame). The tape is recorded/used. The reel and box are a matched set (the molded flange emblem matches the printed plant logo).

Context

The Pereslavl Chemical Plant (Переславский химический завод, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl Oblast) descended from the Pereslavl film factory No. 5, was reorganized under that name in 1964, and became the core of the "Slavich" production association built up across the 1970s–80s; it was a major Soviet producer of photographic film and magnetic tape. The Spanish-language labeling ("Cinta #2 / Cinta 2," i.e., "Tape #2") identifies this as the second reel in a Spanish-speaking owner's numbered series.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Pereslavsky Chemical Plant

Time Period

1970s

Place

City

Pereslavl-Zalessky

State/Province

Yaroslavl Oblast

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Edition

type А4407-6Б — polyester ("lavsan")-base recording tape, ~37 µm thick, 375 m, per Soviet technical sources

Notes

Date: circa 1975–1982; post-1975 (the box cites ГОСТ 21402.2-75). The "Переславский химический завод" imprint (rather than "Славич") supports a date before the association's full rebranding; narrower dating tentative pending the batch/date stamp.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Note, Label

Location

box front

Transcription

cinta #2

Language

Spanish

Translation

tape #2

Material/Technique

Label, Ink

Type

Inscription

Location

box front

Language

Russian

Translation

MAGNETIC TAPE TYPE A 4407-6B 375 METERS PERESLAVSKY CHEMICAL PLANT

Material/Technique

Printed

Notes

brand is generic for "magnetic tape"

Type

Inscription

Location

back of box

Language

Russian

Translation

PERESLAVSKY CHEMICAL PLANT OTK-8 GOST 21402.2-75 PRICE 4 RUB. 75 COP. PARTY No. RELEASE DATE

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Note

Location

back of box

Transcription

Cinta #2 CINTA 2

Language

Spanish

Translation

TAPE #2 TAPE 2

Material/Technique

Ink

Type

Note

Location

reel

Transcription

#1

Notes

Box front, printed (Russian; English in brackets): "ЛЕНТА МАГНИТНАЯ" [Magnetic tape]; "ТИП А 4407-6Б" [Type A4407-6B]; "375 МЕТРОВ" [375 meters]; "ПЕРЕСЛАВСКИЙ ХИМИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАВОД" [Pereslavl Chemical Plant]; a square emblem enclosing a three-spoke reel device; a central roundel emblem (maritime/wave motif). Box front, applied/handwritten: pasted label "CINTA #2" (ink); "CINTA #2" in pencil across the artwork; a "2" written in the central roundel. Box back, printed: ship-over-waves plant emblem; "ПЕРЕСЛАВСКИЙ ХИМИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАВОД"; ruled index lines; "ГОСТ 21402.2—75"; "ЦЕНА 4 РУБ. 75 КОП." [Price 4 rubles 75 kopecks]; field headings "ПАРТИЯ №" [Batch No.] and "ДАТА ВЫПУСКА" [Date of issue]. Box back, stamped: "ОТК-8" [Technical Control Dept. 8]; a faint ink batch/date stamp (not legibly resolved). Box back, handwritten: "Cinta 2" (blue ballpoint, on the first ruled line); faint "CINTA #2" (green). Reel, molded: ship-over-waves plant emblem on a flange; a "1" near the rim; hub molding. User marks: orange grease-pencil "#" hash marks and loops on the hub and tape pack.

Dimensions

Height

15.5 cm

Width

15.5 cm

Depth

1 cm

Parts

(1) printed paperboard carton; (2) tape reel (clear plastic three-spoke hub with metal flanges); (3) wound magnetic recording tape.

Materials

Material

Cardboard, Plastic

Material Notes

Paperboard and printed paper (carton and pasted label); transparent molded plastic reel hub; metal (aluminum, tentative) flanges; polyester-base magnetic tape (oxide-coated "lavsan," per type designation); graphite, ballpoint ink, and grease pencil (annotations).

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

use

Place

City

Pereslavl-Zalessky

State/Province

Yaroslavl Oblast

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

production

Web Links and URLs

Simon Nakonechny unspools the little-known phenomenon of Magnitizdat, and ponders its parallels to forms of cultural dissidence in Russia today

Research Notes

Notes

Soviet technical sources list tapes А4402-6, А4407-6Б, and А4409-6Б at 37 µm thickness for amateur recording, and dealer listings corroborate А4407-6Б at 375 m; the type was produced to a common standard by multiple Soviet plants (e.g., Svema), but this box is specifically the Pereslavl plant's. The cited "ГОСТ 21402.2—75" sets a post-1975 production date.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 16, 2026