Big Sur California USA-1980: Piece Of Tape Attached To A Chair Providing A Measurement

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationBig Sur, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Big Sur California

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Piece Of Tape Attached To A Chair Providing A Measurement — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Big Sur, California, 1980, showing a close-up of a piece of tape labeled '52"' affixed to a patterned chair. The grainy, slightly blurry image captures the texture of the fabric and the handwritten measurement, evoking a sense of nostalgic documentation. The shot remains static, focusing on the tape as a visual record of length, with a blue object partially visible in the foreground. This authentic archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-20th century domestic life and measurement practices.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122858951

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1466 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: cajon vs arlington
Reel-level year note: 1980
Reel-level location note: el cajon, california
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Big Sur, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1980s domestic or measurement-related archive requests needing a brief close-up cutaway from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The handwritten inch mark on masking tape and patterned chair fabric may show a practical household measuring setup recorded on 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: The static framing suggests an unstaged home documentation moment focused on recording a measurement rather than a person or event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include masking tape marked 52 inches, patterned upholstery, a dark chair edge, black film borders, and a soft blue foreground object.
Film character: The clip has grainy 8mm texture, soft focus, muted color, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame jitter that read as physical-film evidence.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, domestic detail cutaway, measurement reference, or quiet memory beat between broader home scenes.
Historical context: The footage provides a small visual record of household measuring practice and interior furnishings without identifying occupants or a public setting.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the chair and interior detail indicate private property, so copyright and property-context review remain separate concerns.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1980 8mm home movie measurement tape on chair, Big Sur domestic interior detail, and handwritten inches close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Big Sur 1980 material, then domestic measurement or household-detail footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Big Sur home-movie frame showing masking tape marked 52 inches on a patterned chair, with soft focus and film borders. — Handwritten 52 inch measurement on tape attached to a chair back.

Close 8mm frame of a 52 inch tape label on patterned chair fabric, with the Big Sur 1980 context supplied by clip metadata. — Tape label reading 52 inches remains centered on the chair fabric.

8mm home-movie still of masking tape labeled 52 inches on a patterned chair, partly obscured below by a blue blurred object. — The measuring tape label is visible above a soft blue foreground shape.

Final frame shows the 52 inch tape label on patterned upholstery with a larger blue blurred object crossing the lower foreground. — A blue foreground object partly obscures the lower view of the measured chair.

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