Potentiometer

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OBJECT TYPE: 6 CHANNEL/PHOTOELECTRIC
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0121.001

MANUFACTURER: National Film Board of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING & PARTS/ METAL DIAL WITH GLASS PART/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ CARDBOARD NUMBER PLATE FOR DIAL ON FRONT & FOR IN & OUT SOCKETS ON BACK/ RUBBER? FEET

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NFB
Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
City: Montreal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1967+
Canada: DESIGNED AND BUILT AT NFB MONTREAL FOR SOUNDTRACK OF FILM "LABYRINTH" FOR NFB PAVILION AT EXPO '67. CREATED IN 1939, NFB IS PUBLIC AGENCY THAT PRODUCES & DISTRIBUTES FILMS & OTHER AUDIOVISUAL WORKS WHICH REFLECT CANADA. AT ONE TIME WELL FUNDED BY GOV'T, NFB HAD GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT BY WELL KNOWN MFRS.
Function: USED IN AUDIO-VISUAL LAB TO MAKE FILM SOUNDTRACK.
Technical: THIS IS A SIX CHANNEL PHOTOELECTRIC PANNING POTENTIOMETER. THIS WAS NOT COMMERCIAL PRODUCT BUT WAS PRODUCED BY NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA FOR USE IN ITS OWN LABORATORIES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NUMBERS 1 TO 6 PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL PLATE ON FRONT/ BLACK PRINTED "IN" & "OUT/ 1 2 3 4 5 6" ON BACK PLATE
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK TEXTURED FRONT & TOP CASING PANELS,TURQUOISE-BLUE TEXTURED SIDES, BACK, BASE/ BLACK PAINTED DIAL ON FRONT/ GLOSSY GREY CARDBOARD PLATES FOR NUMBERS ON FRONT & BACK/ METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK POWER CORD & FEET
Decoration: N/A

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National Film Board of Canada, Potentiometer, before 1967, Artifact no. 1999.0121, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0121.001/

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