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OBJECT TYPE: PAPER-PRINT/STEREOSCOPIC
DATE: 1960–1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1188.001

MANUFACTURER: EMR
MODEL: MOORE
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 3
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TABLE LARGELY CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD; FORMICA EDGE& TOP. CAST METAL PANEL HOUSES GLASS GRID PANELS & SOME CONTROLS. SYNTHETIC KNOBS, DIALS, ETC.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 110.0 cm
Width: 71.2 cm
Height: 80.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Photogrammetry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: EMR CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: BEFORE 1967
Canada: DESIGNED BY RAY E. MOORE, DIR. GEN. OF SURVEYS & MAPPING BRANCH, EMR OTTAWA. THE MOOREPLOTTER WAS DEVELOPED AS AN INEXPENSIVE &COMPACT PLOTTER WHICH COULD BE SOLD TO THIRD-WORLD & DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THISUNIT IS THE LAST OF ONLY THREE PRODUCED, THE MACHINE CONSIDERED OBSOLETE WHEN FINALLY COMPLETED.
Function: USED IN DRAWING CONTOUR LINES ON AERIAL PHOTOS
Technical: SIMPLE, COMPACT & ECONOMICAL PLOTTER WHICH ALLOWED AN OPERATOR TO DRAW CONTOURS ON AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS WITH CONSIDERABLE ACCURACY (L.SEBERT)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: FROSTED PLATE OVER RIGHT-HAND OPENING/ PLUG/ BULB
Finish: BASE & METAL WORK SURFACE PAINTED FLAT DRAB-GREEN/ GREY & WHITE FORMICA TOP/ BLACK CONTROLS/
Decoration: NONE

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EMR, Plotter, between 1960–1967, Artifact no. 1987.1188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1188.001/

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