Name/Title
ORWO Magnetband Type CR 50 — Boxed Quarter-Inch Reel-to-Reel Audio Recording TapeEntry/Object ID
2025.1.209Description
A small reel of quarter-inch magnetic audio tape on a clear plastic three-spoke reel, with its printed cardboard box and a kraft-paper inner sleeve. The box front carries the ORWO logo on a teal/kraft ground with the company's stylized color-wheel/reel device, "MAGNETBAND" (magnetic tape), the manufacturer line, and a tape-type sticker. The inner sleeve is printed "SPULE NR" (reel number) with a ruled grid for logging contents. The reel holds a full wind of dark tape; a rubber band and a small splice/leader are visible at the hub. A handwritten note "Soviética" appears on the box front.Use
Belonged to Leopoldo Arús GálvezCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
VEB Filmfabrik WolfenDate made
circa 1971Time Period
1970sPlace
City
WolfenRegion
Saxony-Anhalt, Central Europe* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Continent
EuropeEdition
ORWO CR 50 U6 190Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
NoteLocation
case frontTranscription
soviéticaLanguage
SpanishTranslation
SovietMaterial/Technique
InkType
NoteLocation
case backTranscription
CINTA 8Language
SpanishTranslation
TAPE 8Material/Technique
InkNotes
Box front: "VEB FILMFABRIK WOLFEN · DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK"; "ORWO" (with ® and color-wheel device); "MAGNETBAND"; tape-type sticker "CR 50 / U6 / 190"; handwritten "Soviética."
Inner sleeve: "SPULE NR" with a blank ruled grid (no entries).
Reel: embossed maker's device on the plastic; handwritten "8" (or similar) in marker; no other text.Dimensions
Height
13 cmWidth
13.5 cmDepth
2 cmMaterials
Material
Celluloid, Cardboard, PlasticMaterial Notes
Materials: Cellulose/polyester magnetic tape (iron-oxide coating) on a clear molded-plastic reel; printed paperboard box; kraft-paper inner sleeve; rubber band.
Technique: Industrially manufactured magnetic recording tape, wound on a molded reel; lithographed cardboard packaging.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, usePlace
City
WolfenRegion
Saxony-Anhalt, Central Europe* Untyped Place
G.D.R.Continent
EuropeNotes
productionResearch Notes
Notes
"Magnetband" and the type code "CR 50 / U6 / 190" identify the tape grade/length per ORWO's catalogue conventions.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
April 12, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 16, 2026
