Philips Compact Cassette
The tape cassette that made it possible to record and carry music.
Lou Ottens led the development at Philips in Hasselt. The cassette was small enough to fit in a pocket and the tape was protected by the shell.
Philips let other makers use the standard without a fee, so the cassette spread quickly across the world. It became the basis of portable music and car stereos.
Materials: Plastic shell, polyester magnetic tape
Manufacture: Presented by Philips at the radio fair in Berlin in 1963.
The two reels in the transparent plastic shell.
The tape visible in the opening.
The label with the contents.