General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC TAPE/ PLASTIC BAG/ PAPER PROTECTORS

Dimensions

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

Length

12.3 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Development & maintenance equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Centron

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Torrance

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

LATE 1960'S

Canada

USED BY NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA, POSSIBLY IN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLXYZ POSITIONING MECHANISMS ON 4 ANIMATION STANDS.

Function

FINE ADHESIVE TAPE USED TO MARK POSITION OF CONNECTING WIRES DURING DESIGN OF CIRCUIT BOARD. COMPLETED DESIGN WAS USED IN CIRCUIT BOARD FABRICATION PROCESS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FABRICATION IN MID-LATE 1960'S. DESIGNS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED TO PRODUCE REAL-SIZE NEGATIVE, WHICH WAS PLACED ON PHOTO-SENSITIVE CIRCUIT BOARD & EXPOSED TO TRANSFER DESIGN TO BOARD. ACID WAS USED TO ETCH AWAY COPPER BACKGROUND ON BOARD, LEAVING PATTERN OF WIRES & PADS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON ORANGE & BLACK RECTANGLE ON BACK READS 'CENTRON ENGINEERING, INC./ 24015 Garnier Street/ P.O. BOX 3396/ Torrance, California 90510/ (213) 530-4410'/ WHITE STICKER ON BAG READS 'MT 200/.062/ B-5'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK TAPE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT BAG WITH RED EDGING/ BUFF & WHITE PAPER

Decoration

ORANGE & BLACK MFR'S LOGO ON BAG