Vintage External Tape Drive (1971)

Peachy pointed me to this photo in the Retroist Image Pool last week and I have looked at it a few times since then. I like the style and the colors, but what really has captured my attention is imagining how satisfying the sound of closing the lid on this thing must be.

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