Orson Wells "War of the Worlds" Reel to Reel

[darkstar601]

I have been trying to find out if anyone knows what a, Reel to Reel tape of Orson Welles (War of the Worlds) Original Broadcast was worth. Or knew of a place that did appraisals of reel to reels?

 

[sofaspud]

Manufactured for distribution, or a home recording?
For finding experts on collectible recordings, my first thought is Goldmine magazine.

 

[Max Headroom]

war-of-the-worlds-an-update-on-the-paul-stewart-lacquer-set



http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/old-time-radio-question.56313/

Reel to reel tape didn't exist in the U.S. when Orsen broadcast that famous play on Oct. 30th 1938. In fact the Magnetophone which was the worlds first reel to reel tape machine was still being perfected in Germany at that time by Telefunken, it was not used for broadcasts until during WW-2 and only by Nazi Germany! "War Of The Worlds" would have definately been recorded on 16"- 78 rpm transcription disks which was the standard at that time in broadcasting. More than likely later on down the timeline it was transfered over to tape for easier re-broadcast. This would not have been until after the end of WW-2, in fact until after 1948 when the Ampex Model 200 recorder, the first available in the U.S., was just going into production. Some sections of the Ampex Model 200 was based on Magnetophones that were captured during WW-2!