Artifact Details

Title

UNIVAC metal tape

Catalog Number

102626613

Type

Physical object

Description

One (1) UNIVAC metal tape on reel. The reel is made from silver tone sheet metal attached by four rivets near the core."UNIVAC" is printed in white on the front of the reel, "02295" is printed in black, with the "0" overlapping the "C" in UNIVAC. Two overlapping yellow circle stickers are present just below the above mentioned printing overlap. There is a white, rectangular paper sticker attached opposite of the printing with illegible, faded handwriting. The back of the reel is marked "02295" and "27777" in black. The metal tape fills all but the last 1/2" of the reel.

Date

1951

Manufacturer

Remington Rand Corporation

Place Manufactured

Philadelphia, PA, US

Identifying Numbers

Other number 02295 Stamped on reel in two places
Other number 27777 Stamped on reel

Dimensions

overall: 1/2 in x 8 in x 8 in

Category

Memory/tape

Credit

Gift of Mac McLaughlin

Lot Number

X2279.2002