Various component pieces for the Ampex Reel-to-Reel 300-3 recorder
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Ampex, American, 1944 - 2014
label: Owned by
content: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: A set of five component pieces for the Ampex Reel-to-Reel 300-3 recorder (2013.177.3a):
label: Description
content: c) Round metal tape reel. Etched into reel near center is, [MADE IN U. S. A./Scotch].
label: Description
content: d) Round metal tape reel. Etched into reel near center is, [REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./SCOTCH/BRAND/Magnetic Tape]. Etched in to opposite end of reel is [MADE IN U.S.A. BY MINNESOTA MINING AND/MANUFACTURING COMPANY ST. PAUL 6. MINN./PATENTED UNDER ONE OR MORE OF U.S. PATENTS NOS. 2654681, 2694656, 2711901.]. Hand etched near the center of the reel is [HANDS OFF]. Hand etched in to the edge of both sides of the reel is [Hey Bo Diddley 6.5].
label: Description
content: e) Black round roller with several metal screws near center.
label: Description
content: f, g) Two rectangular pieces of metal with small round magnets attached.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.177.5c-g
objectType: label: Type
content: audio equipment
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: metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.5c: 10 1/2 × 5/8 in. (26.7 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.5d: 10 1/2 × 1/2 in. (26.7 × 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.5e: 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (8.3 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.5f: 3 5/8 × 13 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 33 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2013.177.5g: 3 5/8 × 13 × 1/16 in. (9.2 × 33 × 0.2 cm)