Gerber Scientific Instrument Co.

Object Details

Collection Creator: Gerber, H. Joseph, 1924-1996; Gerber Scientific Instrument Company (Hartford, Conn.).

See more items in: Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records; Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records / Series 12: Audio Visual Materials / 12.3: Motion Picture Film

Extent: 1 Film reel (color, silent, print, 16mm; 925 feet); 1 Film reel (color, magnetic soundtrack, print, 16mm; 600 feet)

Collection Citation: Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: Both versions show a demonstration of the Digital Data Reduction System and diagrams of the following Gerber equipment and machinery: Equameter S-2 Scanner Scanner, model S-10-C Oscilligram Amplitude Tabulator, model 60AT-C Digital Data Reduction System, model GDDRS-3B Variable Scale ON S-2 Scanner Model GDDRS-3b ON S-2 Scanner Microfilm Reading System Model GDDRS-3B ON S-10 C Scanner Analogue Data Reduction System, model GADRS Incremental Digital System ON S-10-C Scanner Projection System Pin Registration Cine-650 Projection System Flow-Film Flow-650 Digital Plotting System, model GP-30-D Militarized Digital Plotting System, model GP-60-DV Magnetic Tape Controlled Digital Plotting System, model A-6-12 Digital Plotting System, model GP-60-D The order in which the diagrams are shown differs in each version. While both versions show much of the same footage, one is longer with an extended beginning segment.

Collection Restrictions: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.