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OBJECT TYPE: aerial/survey/rollfilm
DATE: 1952
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0497.001

MANUFACTURER: Wild
MODEL: RC5
LOCATION: Heerbrugg, Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 123
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PROBABLY CAST ALUMINUM BODY. GLASS OPTICS. METAL & SYNTHETIC KNOBS, FITTINGS, ETC. LEATHER HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 30.7 cm
Height: 20.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Wild
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Heerbrugg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED 1952 TO APPROX. 1986.
Canada: USED EXTENSIVELY AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CAMERA CALIBRATION TO ENSURE HIGHEST QUALITY PHOTOS, WORK CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL BECAUSE OF COST OF AERIAL SURVEYS IN CANADIAN NORTH. NRC'S STANDARDS FOR AERIALPHOTOGRAPHY WERE ACCEPTED INTERNATIONALLY, AND CANADA WAS RECOGNISED AS A LEADER IN THIS TECHNOLOGY.
Function: USED TO PRODUCE 7" X 7" FRAME STRIPS IN AERIAL OR PHOTOGRAMMETIC SURVEYS.
Technical: THE RC5 AERIAL CAMERA WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMERCIAL AERIAL SURVEY INDUSTRY IN THE 1950S & 1960S. IT WAS THE FIRST CAMERA TO MEET MODERN SPECIFICATIONS ( CATEGORY A )(REF.1 ). FITTED WITH A ROLL FILM BACK & VACUUM PLATTEN, THE RC5 PRODUCED 7"X7" FRAMES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate on casing reads: " WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ SWITZERLAND/ RC5 No 123 ". " 72 " incised on upper & lower portions of casing, on counter mechanism, film holder, etc. All controls, etc. labelled.
Missing: SAID TO BE COMPLETE. APPEARS TO BE MISSING VIEW FINDING TELESCOPE.
Finish: OLIVE GREEN PAINTED FINISH/ BROWN LEATHER HANDLE/ BLACK KNOBS, DIALS, AND OTHER FITTINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Wild, Camera, 1952, Artifact no. 1991.0497, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0497.001/

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