Plotting head
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- OBJECT TYPE
- optical
- DATE
- 1967–1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0187.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Gerber Scientific Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- OEHF-A/S 48436
- LOCATION
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 13
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal casing and connector with a glass lens and synthetic cable covering.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- 16.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Survey equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gerber
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Hartford
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1977-1990
- Canada
-
AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN FIRM, NORTHWAY MAPPING TECHNOLOGY OF TORONTO, IN GENERATION OF COMPUTERIZED MAPS OF CANADA. IN 1990 IT WAS PURCHASED BY GENTIAN ELECTRONICS IN ORDER TO REFURBISH & OPERATE EQUIPMENT. BUT THIS DID NOT OCCUR AS TECHNOLOGY WAS SLOW & OUTDATED BY 1990'S STANDARDS. - Function
-
A plotting head using an intense light shined through a lens to expose photosensitive material on a plotting drum. - Technical
-
EARLY DRUM PLOTTER DESIGNED FOR ENGINEERING DRAFTING BUT ALSO SUITABLE FOR OTHER COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. IT REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM & IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLIER PLOTTERS, & IS FROM PERIOD WHEN APPLICATION OF MINI COMPUTERS WAS BEING WIDELY EXTENDED TO CONTROL OF PROCESSES & OPERATIONS SUCH AS TECHNICAL DRAWING. IT CONTAINED STATE-OF-THE-ART MINI COMPUTER & DRUM-CONTROLLING SOFTWARE & MOTORS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on the proper back of the unit: "[logo]/ MODEL OEHF-A/ THE GERBER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ HARTFOR, CONNECTICUT/ THIS EQUIPMENT PROTECTED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS: U.S. PAT. NO. 1,547,305 3,330,182/ 3,348,713 U.K. 1,145,062 1,175,493 GR. 1,547,305/ FR. 1,489,577 1,560,888 AND OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN/ PATENTS PENDING./ NOTE: THIS COVER MUST BE IN PLACE/ WHEN PHOTO PLOTTING./ REMOVE WHEN PEN PLOTTING."/ On the manufacturer's plate: "[logo] THE GERBER SCIENTIFIC/ INSTRUMENT CO./ HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A./ MODEL S 48436/ SER. NO. OEHFA 13"/ On the red label on the connector: "P-844"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Predominantly black casing and cable covering with some silver-coloured metal parts and a grey metal connector with a red label.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gerber Scientific Instrument Co., Plotting head, circa 1967–1968, Artifact no. 1993.0187, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0187.002/
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