Scotch etc. Pair 3M Small 5" Tape Reel Take-up Supply R2R Empty USA Vintage Plastic Soundcraft 1/4" 1960s - Clear Or Grey

This listing is for TWO original clear plastic 5" empty reels for your vintage open-reel R2R magnetic tape recorder. They have side 1 and side 2 labeled and can be used for take-up or supply. Some of them show a little yellowing or age-related patina or scuffing. They do not have any cracks 'cuz we throw the cracked ones away.

These are a little harder to find than the more standard 7" reels. Critical, though, for late 1960s portable machines, and handy for shorter tapes. Quantity sometimes available.

Various vintage USA brands available (Soundcraft, Scotch 3M, American Molded Products, Webster-Chicago) - request one if you care. 7" reels, Ampex, Telefunken, Akai, and Sony branded reels, blue reels, and amazing green reels, whenever in stock, are separate listings. We will try to send you two identical reels if stock allows.