General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

16

Total Parts

16

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

black coated-paper covered wood case; metal fittings; fabric lined; coated paper tape

Dimensions

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

Length

24.3 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Photogrammetry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wild

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

presumably c. late 1960s- early 1990s.

Canada

Accessory for plotter used in Canada's national mapping program c. 1960s-early 1990s, and is an example 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], this machine was the most sophisticated plotter available before digital technology.

Function

To contain and protect contents when not in use.

Technical

Standard case holds 15 glass scales.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"FEET" printed by hand in black ink on masking tape label applied to case lid.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Wooden case has finely wrinkle-textured black coated paper covering; gold tone latches and hinges; light grey flocked fabric lining. Masking tape label applied to upper left side of case lid.

Decoration

N/A