Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

MPC 2002

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

STEEL, BRASS & OTHER METALS. GLASS OPTICAL ELEMENTS - BOTH.1-.2. STORED IN WOODE CASE; SOME AREAS PADDED WITH FELT

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

64,5 cm

Largeur

19,0 cm

Hauteur

35,3 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Exploration et levé

Catégorie

Photogrammétrie

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Williamson

Pays

England

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

London

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

THIS TYPE OF PROJECTOR USEDC.1945-1970S.

Canada

FIRST PHOTOGRAMMETRIC PLOTTER PURCHASED & USED FOR CIVILLIAN MAPPING WORK IN CANADA WAS WILLIAMSON ROSS SP-3 [NMST NO. SP0940]. IT WAS BOUGHT BY EMR IN 1948. THIS PROJECTOR MAY BE ORIGINAL TO PLOTTER [SP0940 INCOMPLETE WHEN ACQUIRED FROM EMR IN 1987].

Fonction

TO PROJECT THE IMAGE OF A PHOTOGRAPH OR DRAWING ONTO A TABLE, WHERE IT CAN BE TRACED OR COMPARED WITH ANOTHER DRAWING.

Technique

WILLIAMSON ANAGLYPH PLOTTING INSTRUMENTS WERE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL & SOLD WORLDWIDE. ROSS-WILLIAMSON SP-3 INTRODUCED IN 1945, & DESIGNED TO USE 6-INCH (WIDE ANGLE) PHOTOGRAPHY. THEY WERE USED IN COMBINATIONS OF 2-14 PROJECTORS: BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES REMAINED ALMOST UNCHANGED INTO 1970S. IMPROVEMENT/MODIFICATIONS TO WILLIAMSON EQ. CONCERNED CHIEFLY WITH IMPROVING OVERALL ILLUMINATION OF MODEL AREA, & WITH THE SEPARATION OF 2 IMAGES (SEE SP0940 S.I.FILE). THESE SMALL PROJECTORS DID PERMIT ILLUMINATION OF TOTAL DIAPOSITIVE AREA

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

.1 MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO BASE READS: 'WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING CO. LTD./ PHOTOGRAPHIC ENGINEERS/ TYPE M.P.C./ SERIAL No. 2002/ LONDON & READING/ LITCHFIELD GARDENSWILLESDEN GREEN, N.W.10'/ HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE DIVIDED 0-100+, BY SINGLE INCREMENTS. VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE DIVIDED 0-40, BY SINGLE INCREMENTS. 'ROSS/ LONDON/ NO. 229367 W.A. PROJ.LENS' INCISED AROUND LENS/.2 'MPC/ 2047' HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON MASKING TAPE APPLIED TO CASING/ PT CASE: 'WILLIAMSON-ROSS/ PROJECTOR UNIT TYPE S.P.3/ MADE BY/ WILLIAMSON MANUFACTURING CO. LTD./ LITCHFIELD GARDENS/ WILLESDEN GREEN, LONDON, N.W. 10' STENCILLED IN WHITE ON CASE. 'S-3' HANDWRITTEN IN YELLOW ON CASE END.

Manque

UNKNOWN - NOT COMPLETE. MISSING RED & BLUE FILTERS; LAMP HEAD; PROJECTOR BULB

Fini

.1 PREDOMINANTLY BLACK WRINKLE FINISH, SAVE FINE ADJUSTMENT, TIP, TILT & SWING CONTROLS. SCALES, CARRIAGE & SELECTED COMPONENTS SILVER METAL/.2 SMOOTH, HIGHLY REFLECTIVE BLACK FINISH APPLIED TO CASING EXTERIOR. PT CASE PAINTED BLACK; NATURAL WOOD INTERIOR, WITH SOME GREEN FELT PADS/LINERS.

Décoration

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