Home-recorded reel-to-reel tape, Cinta #6, in Sony PR-150 box

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Home-recorded reel-to-reel tape, "Cinta #6," in Sony PR-150 box

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.313

Description

Square Sony "Professional Recording Tape PR-150" box, front in black/red with a stylized reel graphic, "SONY / PROFESSIONAL RECORDING TAPE / PR-150," "CAPTURE THE STRENGTH AND DELICACY OF EVERY SOUND," and edge specs "275 m · 900 FEET SPLICE-FREE POLYESTER PR-150-5." Back: printed recording-data label (speed/mono-stereo/tracks boxes, all unchecked) inscribed by hand in blue ballpoint "Cinta #6," with code "X-2441-031-3," "MADE IN JAPAN," and "SONY TAPE." Inside lid: printed PR-150 blurb and a record/playback time chart (no tracklist filled in). Reel: clear Sony reel (≈5 in.) with ¼-inch tape, printed Sony splice tab; a small paper sticker on the hub reads "19."

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Caraballo collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Sony

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Notes

Made/Created — Box & tape: Sony Corp., Japan (PR-150, 5-in./900 ft polyester). Recording: home-made by the owner. Date: recording undetermined; tentatively later 1970s–1980s (consistent with the owner's series and the tape stock). Place: media made in Japan; recorded in Cuba.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Note

Location

box back

Transcription

Cinta#16

Language

Spanish

Translation

Tape#16

Material/Technique

Ink

Notes

Printed "SONY PR-150…," "275 m · 900 FEET SPLICE-FREE POLYESTER PR-150-5," "X-2441-031-3," "MADE IN JAPAN," "SONY TAPE." Hand: "Cinta #6" (back label) and "19" sticker on the reel hub. Recording-data boxes left blank.

Dimensions

Height

13.5 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Depth

1.5 cm

Parts

Sony PR-150 box (lid + base); Sony reel with tape, leader, splice tab.

Accessories

Accessory

Case

Materials

Material

Celluloid, Cardboard, Plastic

Material Notes

Printed cardboard; paper label; clear molded plastic reel; polyester magnetic tape; printed/ballpoint ink; paper hub sticker.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Caraballo

Notes

owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

use

Place

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Notes

production

Web Links and URLs

catalogue prize 1972/73

Research Notes

Notes

Box and reel match (both Sony PR-150-5). The hub "19" vs. back-label "Cinta #6" is an internal discrepancy — possibly two numbering systems (reel no. 19 reused for "Cinta 6"), worth noting. No tracklist, so contents unknown.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 16, 2026