Found a 2" Video Tape.

[NoPegs]

Originally Posted by Eric H

Found this at my favorite Antique Mall, the only one that ever has anything of interest.

It was standing on edge in the dirt in their outdoor area in direct sunlight!
So anyway, it's pretty dirty, at least on the outside, it's wound tight so it's probably okay deeper in, also the tape itself seems fine, it's still flexible and not flaking off any oxide so maybe there's hope for it.

It could be blank, or it could be something one of a kind and precious, most likely it's just ordinary TV stuff like the movie of the week or something but it would be fun to find out.

Is there anyone out there with an interest (and the machinery) who could check this out?

Dave A comes to mind as someone who *might* have access to a 2" Quad.

In the meantime, stick it in an airtight container with some fresh desiccant and keep it in the proverbial "cool, dry place" everyone's always talking about.


Edit: Carefully unspool a bit of it (Stop after 12' maximum) and see if there's anything written on the non-oxide side of the tape. This will also reveal if it has a "leader" in place or not. (Leaders turn up on things that frequently got threaded up for play/record, absence of a leader may indicate that your tape is of the WORN variety. (That's Writen Once Replayed Never, Archival type stuff.)