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OBJECT TYPE: ROLL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1364.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: mylar
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic film; cardboard form

Dimensions

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

Length: 77.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Accessory used with Wild A8 Autograph [2004.1361], used in Canada's national mapping program c. 1960s-early 1990s, an example of one of the last analogue plotting devices used by the Topographic Service of Canada. With the exception of the Wild A10 [few of which were used in Canada], the A8 was the most sophisticated plotter available before digital technology.
Function: Medium on which map details are plotted.
Technical: Type of film used to produce manuscripts on A8 plotter. Mylar was ideal material for use in plotting: the film was largely inert (in terms of stretching/shrinkage]; had enough body to be sturdy but was pliable, and could easily be moved over surface of table. Layers of details were created, then overlaid to create complete manuscript: mylar sheets were held in place with weights (Wild supplied round ones with same green enamel finish as plotter] until all were aligned, after which tape was used to hold everything firmly in place. (Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: None.
Finish: Opaque white film rolled on buff-colour cardboard tube.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Film, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.1364, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1364.001/

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