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The red and blue "crepe'-y" tape was standard operating procedure in the Hollywood recording studio scene from the 1960's forward. It is 1/4' wide paper tape and was available at the standard studio supply outlets. The red and blue coding scheme was started (If i remember correcytly) by Columbia Records. Tapes that were tails out were taped off with blue and red was for heads out, usually found on 7" reels. I still have some of that 1/4" colored paper tape. Cheers! Corey Corey Bailey audio Engineering. At 02:51 PM 9/18/2011, you wrote: >Please do not use these. I have seen edge damage on incoming tapes >when these are forced over an uneven wind. > >Tape the end of the tape to the outside flange of the reel (or to >itself in a pancake. If you can still find Zebra Tape, that is the >best choice--someone dug up a five-to-ten year supply for me but >it's all gone from that source. > >The red and blue crepe-y tape isn't bad. > >Scotch 811 removable "Magic" tape works reasonably well for >something that is easy to get at a stationary store. > >Cheers, > >Richard > >On 2011-09-18 5:22 PM, Michael Biel wrote: >>On 9/18/2011 4:18 PM, Rhett McMahon wrote: >>>I think I found what you seek. On the inside of the box of some >>>early Scotch tapes: No. 12 - End-Of-Reel Tape Clips. >>> >>>"Clip securely to tape, prevent spilling or tangling in handling, >>>storage and mailing. Fit inside reel, won't distort reels in >>>storage. Work equally well on partial or full reels." >>> >>>Hope this helps. Rhett Rhett McMahon >>> >> >>If this is what you have or want to use, DON'T USE IT!! Unless >>your tape wind is PERFECT it will crease and damage the tape edges. >>The sides were triangular, about a half inch on each side, and >>there was a littletab on top to slp the tape in. That tab has >>a 3m logo. 3m used to sell a great hold-down tape to affix the >>tape end to a flange (or to itself if you are storing pancakes, It >>was plastic, black and white striped, 1/4 wide, and did not leave a >>residue. They might still make the paper hold down tape the sold >>either in red or blue. >>Regular masking tape is not really good because it hardens into a >>brick in a few years. >> >>Mike Biel [log in to unmask] > >-- >Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] >Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX >http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm >Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.