I have one of these mirrors and always wondered what it was for. Just thought it was a fantastic piece. I’m happy to find this video and to know a bit of its purpose.
You're welcome! You can download the 1922 manual for the Mance Mark V from the "Mance Type Mk V Heliograph" page here: www.prc68.com/I/MkVHeliograph.shtml You can see 71 images of the heliograph at the Australian War Museum online here: www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?query=heliograph&collection=true&facet_type=Photograph&facet_has_public_image=true and there is a lot of good material in the references cited by the Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliograph
I have one of these mirrors and always wondered what it was for. Just thought it was a fantastic piece. I’m happy to find this video and to know a bit of its purpose.
You're welcome! You can download the 1922 manual for the Mance Mark V from the "Mance Type Mk V Heliograph" page here: www.prc68.com/I/MkVHeliograph.shtml You can see 71 images of the heliograph at the Australian War Museum online here: www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search?query=heliograph&collection=true&facet_type=Photograph&facet_has_public_image=true and there is a lot of good material in the references cited by the Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliograph
So good
Very Cool!