Caption
Archie Reid, of Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has developed a new method of making exhibits for the museum's reptile collection which has attracted widespread attention.
Date
March 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB85523
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176784
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Reid and Mr. L. Sternberg, (right) check mold for a Banded Krait. Mold, which is made from dental plaster, will then be coated with 1/16" latex. Final exhibits are so realistic art students use them for models.
Date
March 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB85524
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176785
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Ario Gatti trims latex replica of an Iguana lizard. Afterwards a thin coat of shellac is applied, then model is painstakingly painted to match live lizard.
Date
March 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB85490
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176782
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #162R: Realistic Reptile Replicas
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
June 17, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
A young Toronto technician has developed a revolutionary new method of constructing reptile exhibits for museum displays which has many advantages over the old-fashioned skin-stuffing of the taxidermist. Animals are brought live to the museum for extensive photography and observation and then cast in a mold from which an exact rubber replica is later made. The new method not only permits a much more realistic reproduction without any of the subsequent deterioration of the taxidermist's dummies but also has the added advantage that many copies can be made from the original mold.
