To Ron Fellows
I have deleted several of these missives in recent days, as I consider them
spam.
This is not a venue for advertising goods, however related to our subject.
The first one was passable as information, repeats are not.
Please refrain from sending your blatant adverts.
Martin Snow
PS wouldn't imperial scales be far more valid (homemade of course) as just
about everything we measure was built that way, the inaccurate post
revolutionary peasants metric system has only been forced on us in recent
years.
No doubt I will get flamed for daring to suggest a return to common sense
and something divisible by 3.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Centimeter Scales witn photos
> On Tuesday 17 April 2007 12:18, my mailbox was graced by a missive
> from Ron Fellows <[log in to unmask]> who wrote:
>
>> The National Park Service - Museum Management Program has designated R.E.
>> Fellows Publishing as a source for the printing and distribution of
>> plastic
>> scales used to indicate object size in photographs. (The NPS has been
>> unable to locate a source for the scales since the Government Printing
>> Office discontinued them several years ago). Now available, the scales
>> are
>> used by archaeologists, anthropologists, students, museum management,
>> photographers, etc., and come in the two sizes used by the NPS-MMP:
>> 12x2cm
>> and 19x3cm and feature a new non-glare matte finish. The set of two
>> scales
>> is available for only $6.00/set including postage, and US$7.00/set for
>> foreign orders.
>
> Once again, this is a a rip-off when you consider that you can print your
> own
> for pennies.
>
> Fille an Excel or OpenOfficeCalc spreadsheet with cells alternating black
> and
> white background, set for the whols spreadsheet cell sizes to 1 cm width
> and
> height, and print.
>
> Measure the result, and ajust cell width and height in consequence so your
> printout has squares 1 centimetre wide and tall.
>
> The scales on the attached spreadsheet print (on my HP inkjet) 1cm x 1cm
> with
> a precision of 1%, quite sufficient for photographic use.
>
> If you need waterproof scales, you can laminate the printout or print on
> polyester support (if you use a laser printer).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ron.
>
> PS The National Park Service - Museum Management Program should be told
> that
> the abbreviation for centimetre is "cm", not "CM".
> --
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> it.
> Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government,
> they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it
> or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.
> -- Abraham
> Lincoln
>
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>
>
>
>>
>> Discounts available for large quantities.
>>
>> Send order with check or money order (no credit cards) to:
>>
>> R.E. Fellows Publishing
>> 2014 Siegle Drive
>> Lemon Grove, CA 91945 USA
>> For additional information: [log in to unmask]
>> The following pictures illustrating the scales in use are from Theban
>> Tomb
>> 99 with permission of Nigel Strudwick of the British Museum. See the
>> TT99
>> Web site at http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/tt99
>
>
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