Cassette tape
Bartlett Bliss Productions
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Plastic and card
Measurements
Box – 68 mm (width); 108 mm (height), Cassette -101 mm (width); 64 mm (height)
Place of origin
Warwick Gardens, 39
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662999
Summary
A cassette of Beatrix Potter stories in the original box. The plastic cassette box has a clear plastic front and black plastic back. The card sleeve is white with a colour illustration of a gypsy caravan with various animals on the ladder or looking out of windows. The title (The Tale Of Tuppeny and other stories) and author (Beatrix Potter) is printed in black ink. The name 'Tellastory' is at the bottom of the front in a rectangle, next to a logo of a book with a face. This information is repeated on the edge with the number 'TSP 412' at the bottom. On the back are the cassette’s contents. The other side of the sleeve has information about other cassettes in the series and copyright information. The cassette itself is white plastic with a white label with the cassette's contents, manufacturers etc. The cassette is titled 'The Tales Of Beatirx Potter'. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
On the label on the cassette: 'Production Bartlett Bliss Productions Ltd. / Copyright Frederick Warne P.L.C.' On the label on the back of the cassette box: 'HAYWOOD PROMOTIONS / 50A CHESSON ROAD / GARDEN FLAT / LONDON W14 9QX / TEL. 01-381-3153'
Makers and roles
Bartlett Bliss Productions , maker