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 MICROSCOPIC PRECISION OF PARTS - 1940S
Montage of metallic parts and gauges that enable precise measurements. Demonstration of a scleroscope that tests the hardness and toughness of metal. Available in HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:52:00, With Audio

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 SEA DEPTH CONVERSION SCALE - HD
Pan up depth conversion scale measuring the ocean's depth in feet, meters and fathoms. Note: Spirit DaVinci mastered from OCN - original camera negative - on HD CAM tape - 24P - neg available for 2K, 4K, 6K scans - also available in all HD and SD formats.

Date: 2000s - COLOR
Source: Film: 35N
Length: 00:00:24:00, No Audio

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 TOOLS THAT DIVIDE TIME & SPACE - 1940S
A stopwatch, scale, and microscope are intermixed with illustrations of rural and city scenes. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:38:00, With Audio

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 MEASURING FRACTIONS OF SPACE - 1940S
A microscopic look at the cutting edge of a pair of scissors. The residue of salt in boiled water "can be detected when [it] is burned and a picture is taken with a spectograph." Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:01:04:00, With Audio

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 19TH CENTURY TOOLS OF MEASUREMENT - 1940S
Demonstrations of setting a pendulum clock and using a scale and surveyor's solar compass are shown over an illustration of a 19th century town. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:40:00, With Audio

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 MEASURING FRACTIONS OF TIME & SPACE - 1940S
Circa 1940s General Motors tools that measure things to the millionths and thousandths of a second and inch. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:54:00, With Audio

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 SCALE OVER ILLUSTRATION OF ANCIENT ROME - 1940S
A scale is shown over an illustration of ancient Rome. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:11:00, With Audio

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 REENACTMENT ROMAN WATERCLOCK - 1940S
Actors reenact how Romans measured time using a waterclock (or clepsydras). Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:40:00, With Audio

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 SUNDIAL OVER ILLUSTRATION OF ANCIENT ROME - 1940S
A sundial, which measures time by the position of the sun, is shown over an illustration of ancient Rome. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:18:00, With Audio

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 DISTANCE-MEASURING TOOL - 1940S
Over an illustration of ancient Rome, a device is used to measure distance on a map. Also exists on HD.

Date: 1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:08:00, With Audio

SD: $49 - Web (320): $39