Tape from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: before 1980
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Mystik Adhesive Products, Inc., American
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A roll of Mystik Gift Wrap Tape from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The roll of cloth tape is inside partially torn, clear, cellophane packaging. The packaging is primarily yellowed clear cellophane. Printed on the front is a graphic that features a large, orange, center circle ringed with white and black concentric circles. Printed inside the orange circle are two banners: a black banner with white printed text that reads [MYSTIK / TAPE] and a white banner below with orange text printed inside that reads [? SELF-STIK / ? CLOTH]. Printed below the white banner is the price, [15¢], in black ink. Black text printed along the top edge of the orange circle reads [SEALS ? REPAIRS ? DECORATES] at the top and [MYSTIK ADHESIVE PRODUCTS CHI[---?]. A white ring around the center orange circle features black text that reads [? PLASTIC COATED ?] at the top, and [WASHABLE ? ASSORTED COLORS] at the bottom. The back of the packaging has a stamped, black rectangle at the center with [115R] printed below. Inside the cellophane packaging is the black cloth tape nestled inside a small, square, cardboard backing. The tape is mounted on a white cardboard spool with repeating green text printed on the spool’s interior that reads [Made in U.S.A. / MYSTIK ADHESIVE / CHICAGO 39, ILLINOIS] and [MYSTIK ® TAPE / BRAND]. The backing features light green text and illustrations of the various uses of the tape. The top and bottom of the backing have been folded up to protect the tape. Printed on the light green exterior of these tabs is white text that reads [MYSTIK GIFT WRAP TAPE / SEALS ? TRIMS ? DECORATES] on one side, and [MYSTIK / GIFT WRAP TAPE / [---?] x 108”] and [? SELF-STIK / ? WASHABLE / ? CLOTH] on the other.
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.1.40
objectType: label: Type
content: tapes (binding components)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pressure-sensitive tape on cardboard with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 5/16 × 9/16 in. (5.7 × 5.9 × 1.5 cm)