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OBJECT TYPE: symbols
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0429.001

MANUFACTURER: Rapidesign
MODEL: MIL-STD-15-1
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Opaque yellow synthetic template bears black markings.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This type used 1960s.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to draw frequently used standard shapes in drafting.
Technical: Standard type of template used before the advent of computerized graphic designs. Synthetic replaced earlier wood or metal templates, which allows for more complex templates. Would be used with drawing pens such as 1990.0293.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Selected symbols are labelled. Markings on template front include "MIL-STD-15-1A/ ELECTRICAL AND/ ELECTRONIC SYMBOLS/ RAPIDESIGN/ NO. 315/ DESIGNED FOR.250" GRID". "J T M" crudely incised on template front.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Opaque yellow synthetic template bears black markings.
Decoration: N/A

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Rapidesign, Template, circa 1960, Artifact no. 2008.0429, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2008.0429.001/

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