I have a feeling that the sticker might be a U.S. military 
identification of the contract number for this style of tape. I have a 
carton of recording wires with similar info on each otherwise plain 
box.  In addition to disc recording machines and recording discs, Presto 
made tape recorders for the military in the 1950s, similar to but not 
identical to their civilian professional machines. Three speed full 
track mono taking 10 1/2inch reels..  When I arrived here in 1978 there 
were scads of thesemachines all across campus -- someone had gotten a 
huge buy at some military surplus sale back in the 60s.  I have the last 
one that was still working and a couple of extra decks and amps.  Presto 
probably also had a contract to supply tape to the military, but I know 
they didn't manufacture the tape themselves.  Interesting artifact and 
I'd give ten bucks, but certainly not 150!!

Mike Biel  [log in to unmask]


On 8/14/2011 9:04 AM, Lou Judson wrote:
> Cross posting, forgive.
>
> Fairly obvious that this is recorded media from a company that might 
> be a recording studio.
>
> I find it highly amusing that the seller is called "Not 2 Bright 
> Liquidations Inc." Very well named.
>
> But after a simple web search, it turns out Presto is a disc cutting 
> manufacturing company. The box may have recorded 78s, or original 
> discs in it - I know collectors who might be interested!
>
> <L>
> Lou Judson
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> On Aug 14, 2011, at 3:04 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-ANTIQUE-PRESTO-RECORDING-CORP-TAPE-NOS-REEL-/280516304916?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4150132014 
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